pha·ros (fâr  s )n. A lighthouse. [Latin, from Greek, after Pharos, a peninsula, formerly an island, in the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt, and the site of an ancient lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.] |
Pharos [ˈfɛərɒs]
n
(Historical Terms) a large Hellenistic lighthouse built on an island off Alexandria in Egypt in about 280 bc and destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century: usually included among the Seven Wonders of the World
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| Noun | 1. |  pharos - a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing shipstower - a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building |
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