English Dictionary: Pharos | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pharos \Pha"ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] an island in the Bay of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus built a famous lighthouse.] A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen. He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. --Arbuthnot. |