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| 1. | a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy. |
| 2. | the lighthouse on this peninsula. Compare Seven Wonders of the World. |
| 3. | any lighthouse or beacon to direct sailors. |
| pha·ros (fâr'ŏs') n. A lighthouse. [Latin, from Greek, after Pharos, a peninsula, formerly an island, in the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria, Egypt, and the site of an ancient lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.] |
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