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TOWER OF PHAROS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
beacon; beacon light; lighthouse; pharos (a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships)
Holonyms ("Tower of Pharos" is a member of...):
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; Seven Wonders of the World (impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe)
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