HyperDic: tower_of_pharos

English > 1 sense of the expression Tower of Pharos:
NOUNartifactTower of Pharosa great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC
English > Tower of Pharos: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC.
Instance ofbeacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharosA tower with a light that gives warning of shoals / shoals to passing ships
Member ofSeven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the Worldimpressive monuments created in the ancient world that were regarded with awe

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