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LYTH-ows/ˈlaɪthaʊs/

A lighthouse is a tall tower by the sea with a strong light that warns ships about rocks. Countable: a lighthouse, lighthouses. A lamp is small and in a house; a lighthouse is a building. Write one word: lighthouse, not light house. Place: coast, rocks, night.

Meaning

A tall tower by the sea with a strong light to warn ships.

Examples

• “The lighthouse is on the rocks.”
• “Ships can see the lighthouse from far away.”
• “We climbed the old lighthouse.”

Good to know

a lighthouse (one word). Contrast: lamp (small, indoor). Place: sea, rocks.

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