(a) a tower with a beacon on top, used as a lighthouse (now historical); (b) a watchtower used to look out for outbreaks of fire.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > buoys, marks, or lighthouses > 			[noun]		 > object on land or sea as guide > light beacon or lighthouse (33)		 fire towereOE (a) a tower with a beacon on top, used as a lighthouse (now historical); (b) a watchtower used to look out for outbreaks of fire. lightc1425 A source of illumination. A lamp or fire serving as a signal or beacon, esp. on a ship or in a lighthouse. firehouse1450 A tower or other structure housing a fire which serves as a beacon or signal; a lighthouse. Obsolete. rare. pharec1450 A beacon, a light, esp. a lighthouse; = pharos, n.1 1. Also figurative. Now rare. pharos1550 A lighthouse; a beacon for directing mariners. Now archaic. light tower1588 A lighthouse. lantern1601 A lighthouse. watchtower1601 A pharos or lighthouse. Obsolete. lighthouse1606 A coastal tower or other structure with a powerful light (originally a beacon) at the top to warn or guide ships. Also: such a structure used as… lowlight1655 Nautical. With reference to a pair of range lights: the lighthouse or beacon which is situated at the lower elevation. Opposed to highlight, n. 2. sea-light1691 A beacon, lighthouse, or harbour-light to guide ships at sea. obeliscolychny1694 A lighthouse; a lamp-bearer. light1791 A source of illumination. A lighthouse. leading light1796 Nautical. A light, usually one of two or more marking a channel, used to aid safe navigation into a harbour or canal. Cf. range light n. at range, n.1… cage1867 A vessel formed of iron hoops or bars, to contain burning combustibles (see quot. 1867). flare1883 Nautical. (a) = flare-up, n. 3. Also in military, aeronautical, and general use; also attributive (see quots. 1918 1956 at sense 1b and flare path, n.… fanal- A beacon, a lighthouse. Subcategories:— 			fire in			(1)		 — 			light in			(2)		 — 			valve activating			(1)		 — 			room containing			(2)		 — 			pane of glass			(1)		 — 			specific lighthouse			(1)		 — 			light-station			(1)		 — 			art or science of lighthouses			(1)		 — 			lighthouse-keeper			(4)		 — 			lightship			(2)		  | 
	
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