ALL meanings of pharos
Pha·ros
P p - noun pharos a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy. 1
- noun pharos the lighthouse on this peninsula. Compare Seven Wonders of the World. 1
- noun pharos any lighthouse or beacon to direct sailors. 1
- noun pharos a large Hellenistic lighthouse built on an island off Alexandria in Egypt in about 280 bc and destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th century: usually included among the Seven Wonders of the World 0
- noun pharos small peninsula at Alexandria, Egypt: in ancient times it was an island with a large lighthouse (also called Pharos) on it: this lighthouse was one of the Seven Wonders of the World 0