pharos
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- noun
- /ˈfɛrəs/
- Archaic
:
faro
- The Pharos of Alexandria was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- Pharos Lighthouse
- Pharos of Alexandria
- light of Pharos
Examples
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what we will learn here is a great deal more than how Jesus turned water to wine or what chapter or verse of the bible details the fall of the Pharos
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Keetah mi pharos... aja nilo, isirian.
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The temple of Diana at Ephesus, the Pharos of Alexandria, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Tower of Babel are just a few examples.
Academic text (2005) -
Symbolism and art were the primary aims in the construction of the Colossus and Lady Liberty, with the lighthouse function being integral but secondary, whereas the Pharos of Alexandria was the world's first known lighthouse constructed expressly to cast a beacon.
Academic text (2007) -
The Pharos was built 2,300 years ago to a height of well over 400 feet (the tallest lighthouse ever), and it stood for 1,500 years until it was destroyed by an earthquake, meeting the same fate as the Colossus of Rhodes.
Academic text (2007) -
Sailors used the Pharos as a guiding light to navigate safely into the harbor.
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At night, the bright flame at the top of the Pharos illuminated the sea for approaching ships.
Synonyms
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A light or fire on the coast that guides ships and warns of danger
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A tall tower on the coast with a bright light that guides ships
A very tall ancient lighthouse on Pharos island in Alexandria that guided ships and was one of the Seven Wonders
An ancient lighthouse at Alexandria that guided ships to the port
A tower with a light that guides ships at sea
A tower with a light that warns ships about rocks and shallow water
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Etymology
Pharos comes from the name of the island Pharos, where the famous lighthouse of Alexandria stood. That place name became the word for any large beacon 'to guide' ships, so a pharos is like a very large lighthouse that shows the way.