Pharos

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A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen. He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. - Arbuthnot.

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pharos - a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships Synonyms: beacon light, lighthouse, beacon

PHAROS. A light-house or beacon. It is derived from Phams, a small island at the mouth of the Nile, on which was built a watch-tower.

Texas tower, beacon, belvedere, bench mark, bleachers, bookmark, bridge, cairn, catstone, conning tower, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, landmark, lighthouse, lightship, lookout, loophole, mark, marker, menhir, milepost, milestone, monument, observation post, observatory, outlook, overlook, peanut gallery, peephole, platform, ringside, ringside seat, seamark, sighthole, top gallery, tower, watchtower