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Pharos   /fˈɛrˌoʊz/   Listen
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Pharos  n.  A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen. "He... built a pharos, or lighthouse."






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"Pharos" Quotes from Famous Books



... answered Jean-Marie, in a miserable whisper. He sat there changing colour like a revolving pharos, twisting his fingers hysterically, swallowing air, the ...
— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... no light at all inland, Only the seaward pharos-fire, Nothing to let me understand That hard at hand By Hennett Byre The man ...
— Late Lyrics and Earlier • Thomas Hardy

... where lagged the lone batteau, And quarries trench the gorge; Where waned the council-fire, now steadfast glow The pharos and ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 • Various

... of Rosetta to the gate leading to the sea. The haven extends a whole mile in length, and at this place, a very high tower was built, called Hemegarah by the inhabitants, and Magar-Iscander by the Arabs, which signifies the Pharos of Alexander. It is reported that Alexander fixed a curious mirror on the top of this tower, by means of which, all warlike ships sailing from Greece, or out of the west into Egypt, might be seen at the distance of five hundred leagues. ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 1 • Robert Kerr

... to the storm, Bright as the pharos, as the watch-tower strong, With all the patriot's inspiration warm, Thy genius pour'd its ...
— Poems (1828) • Thomas Gent


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