lighthouse
/ˈlaɪthaʊs/
lighthouse noun: a tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.
Noun
lighthouse (plural lighthouses)
- A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.
- In the history of lighthouses, English civil engineer John Smeaton made a significant contribution to the design of them.
- Visitors to Maine, arriving with visions of lighthouses and lobsters, often bypass Portland on their way northeast to Acadia National Park or the many picturesque fishing villages of the state’s mid-coast. […] Don’t miss Portland Head Light, an iconic landmark and Maine’s oldest lighthouse, which...2024 June 24, Brandon Griggs, “This coastal culinary hub offers a ‘big-city feel in a small-city package’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024
- Synonyms:
- obeliscolychny, phare
lighthouse meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lighthouse in Hindi
- building containing a light to warn or guide ships
- रोशनीघर rośnīghar, दीपगृह dīpgŕh, प्रकाशस्तंभ prakāśastambh
lighthouse in Tamil
- building containing a light to warn or guide ships
- கலங்கரைவிளக்கம் kalaṅkaraiviḷakkam
lighthouse in Marathi
- building containing a light to warn or guide ships
- दीपस्तंभ dīpastambha
lighthouse in Urdu
- building containing a light to warn or guide ships
- مَنارَہ manāra, روشَنی گَھر rośanī ghar, روشَنی کا مینار rośanī kā menār
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- lighthouse in Bengali
- বাতিঘর batighor
- lighthouse in Telugu
- దీపస్తంభం dīpastambhaṁ
- lighthouse in Malayalam
- വിളക്കുമാടം viḷakkumāṭaṁ
- lighthouse in Kannada
- ಕಡಲಬೆಳಕು kaḍalabeḷaku
- lighthouse in Punjabi
- ਲਾਈਟਹਾਊਸ
- lighthouse in Gujarati
- દીવાદાંડી dīvādā̃ḍī
- lighthouse in Odia
- ଲାଇଟ୍ହାଉସ୍, ଲାଇଟହାଉସ୍, ଲାଇଟ୍ ହାଉସ୍
- lighthouse in Sanskrit
- दीपस्तंभ dīpastaṃbha
- lighthouse in Sinhala
- ප්රදීපාගාරය pradīpāgāraya
- lighthouse in Nepali
- प्रकाशस्तम्भ prakāśastambha
- lighthouse in Tagalog
- parola
- lighthouse in Arabic
- مَنَارَة manāra, مَنَار manār, فَنَار fanār
- lighthouse in Malay
- rumah api
- lighthouse in Indonesian
- mercusuar, menara api
- lighthouse in Thai
- ประภาคาร bprà-paa-kaan, กระโจมไฟ grà-joom-fai, เรือนตะเกียง rʉʉan-dtà-giiang, เรือนไฟ rʉʉan-fai
- lighthouse in Vietnamese
- hải đăng
- lighthouse in Myanmar
- မီးပြတိုက် mi:pra.tuik
Examples of lighthouse in a sentence
- From the top of the lighthouse you can just see the mainland.
- The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.
- The wave went clean over the old lighthouse.
Synonyms of lighthouse
Forms of lighthouse
| plural | lighthouses |
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Origin of lighthouse
From light + house.
Words formed from lighthouse
- helter-skelter lighthouse
- lighthouse coffeepot
- lighthouse keeper
- lighthousekeeper
- lighthouselike
- lighthouseman
- Lighthouse Point
- lighthouse tube
- screw-pile lighthouse
Phrases with lighthouse
Questions about lighthouse
- What does lighthouse mean?
- Lighthouse means a tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.
- What is lighthouse in Hindi?
- Lighthouse in Hindi is रोशनीघर (rośnīghar), दीपगृह (dīpgŕh), प्रकाशस्तंभ (prakāśastambh). See Lighthouse meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lighthouse?
- Lighthouse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lighthouse?
- Lighthouse is pronounced /ˈlaɪthaʊs/.
- What is the plural of lighthouse?
- The plural of lighthouse is lighthouses.
Words near lighthouse in the dictionary
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