lighthouse
/ˈlaɪthaʊs/ noun A2- A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors. · In the history of lighthouses, English civil engineer John Smeaton made a significant contribution to the design of them.
Plural lighthouses
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They had left the Ile Ratonneau, where the lighthouse stood, on the right, and were now opposite the Point des Catalans.
This was an easy feat to him, for he usually attracted a crowd of spectators in the bay before the lighthouse at Marseilles when he swam there, and was unanimously declared to be the best swimmer in the port.
At seven o’clock in the evening all was ready, and at ten minutes past seven they doubled the lighthouse just as the beacon was kindled.
The lighthouse tower was cold, but she felt a spark of determination.
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