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Synonyms for pharos


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fair-os
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛər ɒs

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Définition of pharos

Origin :
  • as a word for a lighthouse, 1550s, in reference to the island of Pharos off the coast of Alexandria, on which Ptolemy Philadelphius built a mighty lighthouse.
  • As in beacon : noun light used as signal, guide
Example sentences :
  • Within the castle is the ancient Pharos, or watch-tower, a Roman work.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • Phare is from the island of Pharos where there was a famous lighthouse.
  • Extract from : « Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning » by Robert Browning
  • The one of real service was the Pharos, or lighthouse, at Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Extract from : « Birdseye Views of Far Lands » by James T. Nichols
  • His feelings about Pharos, his partner, and his jugglings, need no description.
  • Extract from : « Sophy of Kravonia » by Anthony Hope
  • Pharos makes his passes and goes through the rest of his performance.
  • Extract from : « Sophy of Kravonia » by Anthony Hope
  • Had Pharos been veritably her idol, she would have kicked him into granting her prayer.
  • Extract from : « Sophy of Kravonia » by Anthony Hope
  • Something was wrong, Pharos confessed ruefully—what could it be?
  • Extract from : « Sophy of Kravonia » by Anthony Hope
  • In the first year of his reign, the famous watch-tower of Pharos was finished.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Curiosities » by I. Platts
  • This "pharos" was in height 450 feet, and could be seen at a distance of 100 miles.
  • Extract from : « Ten Thousand Wonderful Things » by Edmund Fillingham King
  • Did Christians build that Pharos there on the left horn—wonder of the world?
  • Extract from : « Hypatia » by Charles Kingsley
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