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Pharos , peninsula, extending into the Mediterranean Sea, N Egypt, NE Africa, forming two harbors at Alexandria. Originally an island, it was joined to the mainland by a mole, constructed by order of Alexander the Great. On Pharos stood the celebrated lighthouse completed (c.280 BC) by Ptolemy II, which is usually included among the ancient Seven Wonders of the World . No precise description of it has survived, and modern estimates of its height vary between 200 and 600 ft (60-180 m). It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 14th cent.

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pharos.
1. Antique lighthouse, such as that at the harbour of Alexandria.

2. Symbol for a lighthouse.

3. Any conspicuous beacon or light.

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pharos lighthouse. XVI. Appellative use of L. Pharos — Gr. Pháros name of an island off Alexandria on which stood a famous lighthouse.

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