pharos Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
    beacon; lighthouse; beacon light.

WordNet

Pha"ros noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. , fr. an island in the Bay of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus built a famous lighthouse.
Definitions
  1. A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.
    He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. Arbuthnot.

Webster 1913