The lighthouse on the island of Pharos was exceeded in height only by the Pyramids of Giza further inland.
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Pharos
//ˈfɛəɹɒs//
Synonyms for "pharos" (43 found)
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Related words (21)
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11 translations across 8 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- Φάρος name (island)
Armenian
1 entries- Փարոս name (island)
French
1 entries- Pharos name (island)
German
2 entries- Pharos name (island)
- Pharus name (island)
Irish
2 entries- Faras name (island)
- Oileán Fharas name (island)
Latin
2 entries- Pharos name (island)
- Pharus name (island)
Polish
1 entries- Faros name (island)
Russian
1 entries- Фа́рос name (island)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
He […] built a Pharos, or Light House.
Source: wiktionary
The house was not very felicitously titled, said many: it was no academic pharos.
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