English dictionary
lighthouse
/'l/aI/t,h/AU/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.
Source: webster1913