Definition of Lighthause

Definition of Lighthause

Light"house` (-hous`), n.; pl. Lighthouses (-houz`&ebreve;z). 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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

LIGHTHOUSE, n. A tall building on the seashore in which the
government maintains a lamp and the friend of a politician.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

LIGHT HOUSE. A man with a red fiery nose.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

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

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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