pharos

/'feərɔs/

Thân thiện

A tall pharos stands on a rocky coastline, guiding ships safely through the night.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A lighthouse: A tall structure, often a tower, equipped with a powerful light to guide and warn ships at sea, particularly of dangerous areas like shoals.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The ancient pharos at Alexandria was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
  • Sailors relied on the distant pharos to navigate safely through the rocky channel.

Advanced Usage

• The word "pharos" is often used in a poetic or historical context to refer to a lighthouse, especially a famous or ancient one. It is less common in everyday modern English.
  • The poet described the solitary pharos as a beacon of hope in the storm.

Variants and Related Words

• Pharology (n): The study of lighthouses and signal lights.
  • His interest in navigation led him to pharology.

Synonyms

• Lighthouse: A tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships.
• Beacon: A fire or light set up in a high or prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• While there are no common phrasal verbs or idioms using "pharos," the concept is central to the idiom:
  • A beacon of hope: Something that provides hope or guidance in a difficult situation.

    • In those dark times, her kindness was a beacon of hope.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

Từ đồng nghĩa

• beacon
• lighthouse
• beacon light