Fanal

//ˈfeɪnəl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lighthouse obsolete
  2. 2
    The beacon inside a lighthouse obsolete

    "On the right hand, as you enter the port, there is an elegant fanal, or lighthouse, kept in good repair: but in all the charts of this coast which I have seen, this lanthorn is laid down to the westward of the harbour; […]"

Synonyms

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lantern

Example

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"On the right hand, as you enter the port, there is an elegant fanal, or lighthouse, kept in good repair: but in all the charts of this coast which I have seen, this lanthorn is laid down to the westward of the harbour; […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from French fanal, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).

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