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Definitions

lighthouse

[lahyt-hous] / ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs /
NOUN
beacon
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flare lantern radar
STRONG
alarm alert balefire beam bonfire guidepost heliograph lamp lodestar pharos rocket sign watchtower
WEAK
signal fire smoke signal warning signal
NOUN
light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulb candle daylight flash glare glow lamp lantern radiation ray star sun sunshine window
STRONG
aurora beacon blaze brightness brilliance brilliancy coruscation dawn daybreak daytime effulgence emanation flare gleam glimmer glint glitter illumination incandescence irradiation lambency luminosity luster morn morning phosphorescence radiance refulgence scintillation sheen shine sparkle splendor sunbeam sunrise taper torch
WEAK
fulgor
Antonyms
STRONG
darkness dimness dullness eventide sundown sunset
WEAK
dark night obscurity
NOUN
Very lights
Synonyms
WEAK
beacon stormy petrel
NOUN
watchtower
Synonyms
STRONG
barbican beacon landmark observatory
WEAK
mirador

Example Sentences

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This makes the system behave like a flashing cosmic lighthouse.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 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

A short hike to the beach afforded views of the starkly angular lighthouse known as the Charleston Light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency broadcasted warnings to ships in the Solent after the containers came off cargo ship the Baltic Klipper near the Nab tower lighthouse, off Bembridge.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

At lunch, she told me stories about her family’s cruise to Newport, Rhode Island, and how she slept in a real lighthouse where they told scary ghost stories and everything.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina