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PHAROS(law)

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pharos noun. , -roses. M16.
[Appellative use of Latin & Greek place-name.]
A lighthouse, a beacon for sailors; spec. (Pharos) that built c 280 BC on the island of Pharos off Alexandria in Egypt (now a peninsula forming part of the city). M16.
Any conspicuous light; a ship's lantern; a candelabrum; a lamp. M18.