BEACON LIGHT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

Synonyms:

beacon; beacon light; lighthouse; pharos

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("beacon light" is a kind of...):

tower (a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building)

Instance hyponyms:

Tower of Pharos (a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC)

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