Definitions for lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪzlight·house

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharosnoun

   a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lighthousenoun

   A building, usually a tower, containing a light to warn or guide ships.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lighthousenoun

   An high building, at the top of which lights are hung to guide ships at sea.

   Etymology: light and house.

   He charged himself with the risque of such vessels as carried corn in winter; and built a pharos or lighthouse. Arbuth.

   Build two poles to the meridian, with immense lighthouses on the top of them. Scriblerus Club .

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lighthouse

   A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and has become uneconomical since the advent of much cheaper, more sophisticated and effective electronic navigational systems.

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1. lighthouse

   A lighthouse is a tall building or structure, typically situated on the coast or on islands, designed to emit a regular, intense light to guide ships navigating at night or during poor visibility. It helps in avoiding dangerous areas, and functions as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lighthousenoun

   a tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos

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1. Lighthouse

   A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors, and can also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and replacement by modern electronic navigational systems.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lighthouse

   A sort of tower, erected upon a headland, islet, or rock, whose lights may be seen at a great distance from the land to warn shipping of their approach to these dangers.--A floating light, or light vessel, strongly moored, is used to mark dangers under water. Lights are variously distinguished, as by the number, colour, and continuity of their lights, whether flashing, revolving, &c.

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1. lighthouse

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1. LIGHTHOUSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lighthouse is ranked #143149 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Lighthouse surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lighthouse.
   
   87.9% or 102 total occurrences were White.
   5.1% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.3% or 5 total occurrences were Black.

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1. • Tower

How to pronounce lighthouse?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lighthouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lighthouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lighthouse in a Sentence

1. Mitch McConnell:

   His pen functioned like a lighthouse, helping all of us see more clearly and reason more thoroughly through the most important issues that our nation faced.

2. Joss Bland-Hawthorn:

   The flare must have been a bit like a lighthouse beam, imagine darkness, and then someone switches on a lighthouse beacon for a brief period of time.

3. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

   Has anyone ever weighed a 'lighthouse' on a scale", Is a 'lighthouse' lighter than 'greenhouse' or a 'smokehouse'?

4. John Kristensen:

   The lighthouse is a reference point, but the most fascinating things are the landscape and the light. They are constantly changing.

5. Immanuel Kant:

   Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lighthouse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lighthouse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lighthouse
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lighthouse
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=lighthouse
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=lighthouse
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html