lighthousen.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪthaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light n.¹, house n.¹

Etymology: < light n.¹ + house n.¹ (compare sense 4 at that entry). Compare earlier firehouse n. 2 and light tower n. 1.

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 a permanent or holiday residence. Cf. earlier firehouse n. 2 and pharos n.¹ 1a.

ΘΚΠ

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

fire towereOE

lightc1425

firehouse1450

pharec1450

pharos1550

light tower1588

lantern1601

watchtower1601

lighthouse1606

lowlight1655

sea-light1691

obeliscolychny1694

light1791

leading light1796

cage1867

flare1883

fanal-

1606 Mariners' Charter in J. Brand Hist. & Antiq. Newcastle (1789) II. 701 Two..Light Houses att the North Sheiles..and for lights to be kept in them..an ancient..duetie called Lightage..of every English shipp..4d.

1703 London Gaz. No. 3971/3 The Light-House upon the Edistone was blown down.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 167 In approaching from Turin, we pass along the seaside to the immense lighthouse.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 56 Perhaps I darkened, as the light-house will That turns upon the sea.

2003 Northern Echo 22 Jan. 6 b Bill comes from Dundee, but now lives in a lighthouse at the mouth of the River Tyne.

2015 J. Colgan Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery xiii. 195 She..put on her sandals and clop-clopped down the circular stairs of the lighthouse.

Compounds

C1. General use as a modifier, as in lighthouse beacon, lighthouse service, etc.

ΘΚΠ

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 > lighthouse-keeper

lighthouse keeper1738

light keeper1750

lighthouse man1889

lightman1889

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1672 (1955) III. 615 From North-foreland light-house top (which is a pharos built of Bricque, having on the top a Cradle of yron, in which one attends a greate Sea-Coale fire, all the yeare long when the nights are darke, for the safe-guard of Sailers) we could see our fleete.

1831 W. Scott Pirate (new ed.) I. Introd. p. iii The author was invited to join a party of Commissioners for the Northern Light-House Service.

1964 J. Masters Trial at Monomoy i. 15 Close on the north the lighthouse tower edged into the view... That light occulted every four seconds.

2014 E. A. Kane Legacy 213 The lighthouse beacon flashed three times, illuminating the sky with an eerie yellow glow.

C2. Designating a person who lives in and tends to a lighthouse, as in lighthouse keeper, lighthouse man, lighthouse tender, etc.

ΚΠ

1738 in Acts & Resolves Mass. Bay (1904) XII. 513 That the sum of Fifty one Pounds eleven shillings..be paid..for his services as Light House Keeper.

1889 Athenæum 23 Feb. 257 (advt.) The manners and ways of coastguardsmen, lighthousemen, and other amphibious creatures.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Oct. 16/1 The lighthouse tender Berens then took up the search and..discovered the small boat sheltering behind Mouatt Reef.

2007 Canad. Geographic July 38/2 He started his career as a lighthouse keeper, spending four years living with his young family at remote stations on Lake Superior.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	lighthouse
释义	lighthousen. Brit. /ˈlʌɪthaʊs/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: light n.¹, house n.¹ Etymology: < light n.¹ + house n.¹ (compare sense 4 at that entry). Compare earlier firehouse n. 2 and light tower n. 1. 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 a permanent or holiday residence. Cf. earlier firehouse n. 2 and pharos n.¹ 1a. ΘΚΠ 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 fire towereOE lightc1425 firehouse1450 pharec1450 pharos1550 light tower1588 lantern1601 watchtower1601 lighthouse1606 lowlight1655 sea-light1691 obeliscolychny1694 light1791 leading light1796 cage1867 flare1883 fanal- 1606 Mariners' Charter in J. Brand Hist. & Antiq. Newcastle (1789) II. 701 Two..Light Houses att the North Sheiles..and for lights to be kept in them..an ancient..duetie called Lightage..of every English shipp..4d. 1703 London Gaz. No. 3971/3 The Light-House upon the Edistone was blown down. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands III. 167 In approaching from Turin, we pass along the seaside to the immense lighthouse. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh ii. 56 Perhaps I darkened, as the light-house will That turns upon the sea. 2003 Northern Echo 22 Jan. 6 b Bill comes from Dundee, but now lives in a lighthouse at the mouth of the River Tyne. 2015 J. Colgan Summer at Little Beach Street Bakery xiii. 195 She..put on her sandals and clop-clopped down the circular stairs of the lighthouse. Compounds C1. General use as a modifier, as in lighthouse beacon, lighthouse service, etc. ΘΚΠ 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 > lighthouse-keeper lighthouse keeper1738 light keeper1750 lighthouse man1889 lightman1889 a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1672 (1955) III. 615 From North-foreland light-house top (which is a pharos built of Bricque, having on the top a Cradle of yron, in which one attends a greate Sea-Coale fire, all the yeare long when the nights are darke, for the safe-guard of Sailers) we could see our fleete. 1831 W. Scott Pirate (new ed.) I. Introd. p. iii The author was invited to join a party of Commissioners for the Northern Light-House Service. 1964 J. Masters Trial at Monomoy i. 15 Close on the north the lighthouse tower edged into the view... That light occulted every four seconds. 2014 E. A. Kane Legacy 213 The lighthouse beacon flashed three times, illuminating the sky with an eerie yellow glow. C2. Designating a person who lives in and tends to a lighthouse, as in lighthouse keeper, lighthouse man, lighthouse tender, etc. ΚΠ 1738 in Acts & Resolves Mass. Bay (1904) XII. 513 That the sum of Fifty one Pounds eleven shillings..be paid..for his services as Light House Keeper. 1889 Athenæum 23 Feb. 257 (advt.) The manners and ways of coastguardsmen, lighthousemen, and other amphibious creatures. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Oct. 16/1 The lighthouse tender Berens then took up the search and..discovered the small boat sheltering behind Mouatt Reef. 2007 Canad. Geographic July 38/2 He started his career as a lighthouse keeper, spending four years living with his young family at remote stations on Lake Superior. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1606
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