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pharos

/fair-os/US // ˈfɛər ɒs //UK // (ˈfɛərɒs) //

法罗群岛,法洛斯,法罗,法罗人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small peninsula in northern Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
    • : the lighthouse on this peninsula.Compare Seven Wonders of the World.
    • : any lighthouse or beacon to direct sailors.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Even when the Pharos was reared, the primitive mode of illumination by means of wood or coal was employed.

  • He stood like a Pharos, and the light of his face kindled the crests of the living waves around him.

  • Proteus is called the Carpathian wizard because his cave was on the island of Pharos, or Carpathos.

  • The same year, the island of Pharos itself, originally seven furlongs distant from the continent, was joined to it by a causeway.

  • A handsome cutter, called ‘The Pharos,’ is stationed here as a tender to the lighthouse.