NOUN | artifact | Tower of Pharos | a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC |
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Meaning | A great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC. | |
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Instance of | beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharos | A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals / shoals to passing ships |
Member of | Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World | impressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe |
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