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PHAROS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
Synonyms:
beacon; beacon light; lighthouse; pharos
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pharos" is a kind of...):
tower (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)
Instance hyponyms:
Tower of Pharos (a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC)
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