pharos

N ประภาคาร  pra-pa-kan

PHAROS

n.[Gr. This word is generally supposed to be taken from the name of a small isle, near Alexandria, in Egypt. But qu. is not the word from the root of fire, or from the Celtic fairim, to watch, and the isle so called from the tower upon it? ] 1. A light-house or tower which anciently stood on a small isle of that name, adjoining the Egyptian shore, over against Alexandria. It consisted of several stories and galleries, with a lantern on the top, which was kept burning at night as a guide to seamen.
2. Any light-house for the direction of seamen; a watch-tower; a beacon.

PHAROS

Pha "ros, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

Pharos

Pha ros |ˈfe (ə )rōs ˈfɛroʊs | a lighthouse, often considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World, erected by Ptolemy II (308 –246 bc ) in c. 280 bc on the island of Pharos, off the coast of Alexandria. • (as noun pharos ) a lighthouse or a beacon to guide sailors.

Pharos

Pharos |ˈfɛːrɒs | a lighthouse, often considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World, erected by Ptolemy II (308 –246 bc ) in c. 280 bc on the island of Pharos, off the coast of Alexandria. • (as noun a pharos ) a lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.