Lighthouses

Lighthouses
Lighthouse Light"house` (l[imac]t"hous`), n.; pl. {Lighthouses} (l[imac]t"houz`[e^]z). A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos. [1913 Webster]

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  • Lighthouses in Friesland — is a list of lighthouses in Friesland, province in the Netherlands. Five lighthouses are on the West Frisian Islands. Most of these lighthouses are subject to historic preservation. The lighthouses of Terschelling, Vlieland, Ameland and the red… …   Wikipedia

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  • Lighthouses in Canada — is a link page for any lighthouse in Canada. This list is incomplete. Please add to it based on your knowledge. So that your additions link to a new page to describe the Light, please include the word Light, Lighthouse, Lightstation in the stub… …   Wikipedia

  • Lighthouses in Ireland — is a link page for any lighthouse on the island of Ireland. The Commissioners of Irish Lights are responsible for the majority of marine navigation aids around the island though a small number are maintained by local harbour authorities. The main …   Wikipedia

  • Lighthouses in Lithuania — is a list of lighthouses in Lithuania.Lighthouses in Lithuaniaea lighthouses* Juodkrantė lighthouse * Klaipėda lighthouse * Nida lighthouse * Šventoji lighthouseCuronian Lagoon lighthouses* Pervalka lighthouse * Ventės ragas lighthouse *… …   Wikipedia

  • Lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia — Lighthouses and Lightvessels in AustraliaNew South Wales*Barrenjoey *Bradley s Head *Burrewarra Point *Cape Bailey *Cape Byron *Cape St George *Clarence River *Crookhaven Heads *Crowdy Head *Eastern Channel*Fingal Head *Fort Denison *Green Cape… …   Wikipedia

  • Lighthouses in France — is a link page for any lighthouse in France.See: List of lighthouses and lightvessels Bretagne [ thumb|lighthouses near Pointe du Raz] *St. Mathieu lighthouse *Phare de l Île de la Vierge *Phare d Eckmuhl *Phare de la Vieille *Ar Men *Tourelle de …   Wikipedia

  • Lighthouses in Spain — is a link page for any lighthouse in Spain.See: List of lighthouses and lightvessels Andalucía *Faro de la Isla de Alborán *Faro de Chipiona *Faro de Cabo Trafalgar *Faro de Isla Verde *Faro de Punta Carnero *Faro de Punta de Tarifa *Faro de Rota …   Wikipedia

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