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lighthouse

[lahyt-hous] / ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs /


NOUN
Very lights
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With Sea Pines’ iconic red and white striped lighthouse, playground and cute shops, the vacation vibe is inescapable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Tourists stroll along the waterfront and gather for shorter excursions - to Isla de los Estados, home to the famous "end of the world" lighthouse, or along the Beagle Channel.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I walk a frozen Bothnian Gulf at Nallikari, an obscured lighthouse, a delinquent lifeguard stand, and makeshift saunas stand on white expanse like archaeology.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

They spin rapidly and generate intense magnetic fields, producing focused beams of radio waves that sweep across space like the beam of a lighthouse.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

She reached into the box and pulled out the old snow globe of the Brooklyn lighthouse.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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