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PHAROS

\fˈaɹə͡ʊz], \fˈaɹə‍ʊz], \f_ˈa_ɹ_əʊ_z]\

Definitions of PHAROS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A light-house.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A lighthouse; a beacon; so named from a lighthouse on the island of Pharos at the port of Alexandria.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A lighthouse for the direction of seamen; a beacon.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. Any lighthouse for the direction of seamen; a watchtower; a beacon.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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