lighthouse

[ lahyt-hous ]

/ ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural light·hous·es

[lahyt-hou-ziz]. /ˈlaɪtˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.

either of two cylindrical metal towers placed forward on the forecastle of the main deck of a sailing ship, to house the port and starboard running lights.

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Origin of lighthouse

First recorded in 1655–65; light¹ + house

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Now they are modifying the sensor to act somewhat like an underwater lighthouse.
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Using the notion of a lighthouse as a metaphor, Google Lighthouse steers developers away from the rocks by shining light at issues it discovers on an asset-by-asset basis.
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To the Lighthouse By Virgina Woolf The Ramsays are having a house party at the beach!
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What dark secrets are locked away in this mysterious lighthouse?
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Her Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves contain some of the best writing in any age.
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The gorgeous rota looks like an alien lighthouse, with silvery lights spinning out of its core.
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But Haifa has always been a lighthouse of Jewish-Arab coexistence, and a model of inclusive civil society.
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There is a lighthouse at its southern entrance, and pilots are established who come off to vessels that arrive.
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In 1815, a tiny, gentle baby girl was born in the little lighthouse home, who presently received the name of Grace Horsley.
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The modern form of lighthouse, with glass or metal reflectors, dates but from 1758, when the first Eddystone lighthouse was built.
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The lighthouse, formerly one of the wonders of the world, has also ceased to exist.
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Walked out to the lighthouse in the evening and watched the shells bursting over Gully Beach where we were yesterday.
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British Dictionary definitions for lighthouse

lighthouse

/ (ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs) /

noun

a fixed structure in the form of a tower equipped with a light visible to mariners for warning them of obstructions, for marking harbour entrances, etc

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