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Another word for lighthouse

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Noun
      1. A book giving instruction in the elements of some subject; handbook
      2. A person employed to conduct others, as through a museum, and give information about points of interest encountered.
      3. Something, such as a pamphlet, that offers basic information or instruction:
      1. A ship equipped with a very large lamp; it can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations, as a sort of portable lighthouse.
      2. A ship moored in a place dangerous or important to navigation and bearing a light or lights and foghorns, sirens, etc. by which ships are warned or guided
      3. A ship with a powerful light or warning signals that is anchored in dangerous waters to alert other vessels.
      1. Such a piece used as a horizontal support for a roof, ceiling, etc.
      2. The crossbar of a balance; also, occasionally, the balance itself
      3. (--- Sports) A balance beam.
    See also:

    beacon

    tower

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Sentence Examples

  • The lighthouse stands in 38° 45' 38" N.

  • On the north end of the beach is Absecon Lighthouse, 160 ft.

  • A lofty tower serves as the principal lighthouse of the port and also as a clock-tower.

  • The harbour, protected by breakwaters, with a lighthouse at the entrance, is well defended from the north winds, but those from the south, south-east, and south-west prove sometimes highly dangerous.

  • There is a lighthouse at Baedlet Point.

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