About The Word Pharos
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Pharos
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What's The Definition Of Pharos?
[n] a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
Synonyms | Synonyms for Pharos: beacon | beacon light | lighthouse Related Terms | Find terms related to Pharos: beacon | belvedere | bench mark | bleachers | bookmark | bridge | cairn | catstone | conning tower | gallery | gazebo | grandstand | landmark | lighthouse | lightship | lookout | loophole | mark | marker | menhir | milepost | milestone | monument | observation post | observatory | outlook | overlook | peanut gallery | peephole | platform | ringside | ringside seat | seamark | sighthole | Texas tower | top gallery | tower | watchtower See Also | tower Pharos In Webster's Dictionary \Pha"ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? an island in the Bay
of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus built a famous
lighthouse.]
A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.
He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. --Arbuthnot.
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