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beacon light
DEFINITIONS OF:
beacon light
1
n
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
Synonyms:
beacon
,
lighthouse
,
pharos
Examples:
Tower of Pharos
a great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC
Type of:
tower
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
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