the Eddystone lighthouse
/ði ˌedistəʊn ˈlaɪthaʊs/
/ði ˌedistəʊn ˈlaɪthaʊs/
- a lighthouse (= tower containing a strong light to warn or guide ships) on a rock in the English Channel about 9 miles/14 kilometres from the coast of Cornwall. It rises 133 feet/41 metres above the water and can be seen for 17 miles/28 kilometres. There has been a lighthouse there since 1696.