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Noun: Lighthouse of Alexandria
  1. A great lighthouse (500 feet high) built at Alexandria in 285 BC
    - Tower of Pharos

Type of: beacon, beacon light, lighthouse, pharos [archaic]

Part of: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Seven Wonders of the World

Encyclopedia: Lighthouse of Alexandria