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Meaning of "lighthouse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIGHTHOUSE

lighthouse  [ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIGHTHOUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lighthouse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LIGHTHOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lighthouse

Lighthouse

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and used as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors, and can also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and replacement by modern electronic navigational systems.

Definition of lighthouse in the English dictionary

The definition of lighthouse in the dictionary is a fixed structure in the form of a tower equipped with a light visible to mariners for warning them of obstructions, for marking harbour entrances, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIGHTHOUSE


boathouse
ˈbəʊtˌhaʊs
cathouse
ˈkætˌhaʊs
charthouse
ˈtʃɑːtˌhaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
courthouse
ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
gatehouse
ˈɡeɪtˌhaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
hothouse
ˈhɒtˌhaʊs
masthouse
ˈmɑːstˌhaʊs
nuthouse
ˈnʌtˌhaʊs
outhouse
ˈaʊtˌhaʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
pesthouse
ˈpɛstˌhaʊs
pothouse
ˈpɒtˌhaʊs
shithouse
ˈʃɪtˌhaʊs
Statehouse
ˈsteɪtˌhaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIGHTHOUSE

lightening
lighter
lighter flint
lighter fuel
lighter than air
lighterage
lighterman
lightfastness
Lightfoot
lightful
lighthouse keeper
lighthouseman
lighting
lighting cameraman
lighting effects
lighting engineer
lighting fixture
lighting-up time
lightish
lightless

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIGHTHOUSE

beach house
coffee house
detached house
dollhouse
full house
house
house-to-house
in-house
lady of the house
mouse
Mulhouse
on the house
open house
opera house
playhouse
powerhouse
steak house
terraced house
town house
treehouse
Waterhouse

Synonyms and antonyms of lighthouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lighthouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIGHTHOUSE

Find out the translation of lighthouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lighthouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lighthouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灯塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

faro
570 millions of speakers

English

lighthouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रकाशस्तंभ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَنَارَةٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

маяк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

farol
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাতিঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phare
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumah api
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leuchtturm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

灯台
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

등대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mercusuar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngọn hải đăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலங்கரை விளக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दीपगृह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fener
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

faro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

latarnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

маяк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

far
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φάρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vuurtoring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fyrtårn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lighthouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTHOUSE»

The term «lighthouse» is very widely used and occupies the 14.298 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIGHTHOUSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lighthouse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lighthouse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lighthouse

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9 QUOTES WITH «LIGHTHOUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lighthouse.
1
Dierks Bentley
Country music is always changing but the Opry is always there to serve as a lighthouse for what country music really is. The past, present and future is all encompassed by not only the physical structure of the building but also the radio show.
2
Charles Dickens
Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at the lighthouse.
3
George Downing
We go by the lighthouse; paddle out. After we got out, we paddled way down to get the biggest peak.
4
Immanuel Kant
Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
5
Michael Koryta
I'd worked at a small town newspaper, and I was thinking of all the strange stories that I had seen float through the newsroom in my time there that were dismissed as kind of amusing curiosities. Somehow from that I got to this idea of an eccentric alcoholic who built a lighthouse in the woods.
6
Robert M. Pirsig
For me, a writer should be more like a lighthouse keeper, just out there by himself. He shouldn't get his ideas from other people all around him.
7
Stacy Schiff
You have to scuba dive in the Alexandrian harbor if you want to see what remains of the lighthouse of Cleopatra's day, and the water in the Alexandrian harbor is not really something you want to come into contact with.
8
Navjot Singh Sidhu
A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef.
9
Charles Simic
Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were making ships.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIGHTHOUSE»

Discover the use of lighthouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lighthouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
Lighting up readers' hearts and imaginations since it was first published in 1942.
Hildegarde Hoyt Swift, 2002
2
Lighthouse at the End of the World
Blends fantasy, adventure, and mystery to present a fictional account of Edgar Allen Poe as seen through the eyes of Poe's legendary detective C. Auguste Dupin.
Jules Verne, William Butcher, 2007
3
To the Lighthouse
To the Lighthouse is considered by many to be Virginia Woolf's finest novel.
Virginia Woolf, 2004
4
The Light Between Oceans: A Novel
The Light Between Oceans is exquisite and unforgettable, a deeply moving novel.
M.L. Stedman, 2012
5
The Lighthouse
After a second brutal killing, the whole investigation is jeopardized, and Dalgliesh is faced with a danger even more insidious than murder. From the Trade Paperback edition.
P. D. James, 2005
6
The Lighthouse Mystery
Renting a lighthouse is unusual, but even more so is an unfriendly boy's peculiar behavior.
Gertrude Chandler Warner, 2010
7
Lighthouse Girl
"Fay lives alone with her father on bleak, windswept Breaksea Island, but her isolated life takes a dramatic turn with the outbreak of World War I. Fay collects the messages of lonely soldiers heading to the front line.
Dianne Wolfer, 2010
8
The Girl in the Lighthouse
Roxane Tepfer Sanford writes both contemporary and historical fiction. She is the mother of six children, and specializes in breeding longhaired English Cream Dachshunds.
Roxane Tepfer Sanford, 2009
9
To the Lighthouse
“You won't be able to go to the Lighthouse.” The Lighthouse was then a silvery, misty—looking tower with a yellow eye, that opened suddenly, and softly in the evening. Now— James looked at the Lighthouse. He could see the white— washed ...
Virginia Woolf, 2012
10
The Lighthouse Keeper
Peter O'Banyon, an orphaned boy who grows up tending a Massachusetts lighthouse with his uncle, becomes a young man in time to participate in the madness of World War II. Reprint.
James Michael Pratt, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIGHTHOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lighthouse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Authorities: 6 arrested for illegally entering Port Austin Reef …
The Huron County sheriff's department says the intruders recently used kayaks and other personal watercraft to get to the lighthouse, which is more than 2 miles ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
2
Coast Guard To Offer Tours Of Historic Lighthouse - Hartford Courant
STRATFORD (AP) — A lighthouse in Stratford that dates to the 1800s and is normally off-limits to the public is opening for tours one day next ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
3
Local makers invited to put their touch on Illuminating Lincoln …
In return, Illuminating Lincoln: Lighthouse invites them to sell their ... “We love what Lighthouse is doing, and we are glad to have these makers ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
4
Oregon Coast History: Storm That Nearly Destroyed a Lighthouse
Like many Oregon coast lighthouses, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse came into existence about 1880 and wasn't around for all that long. «Oregon Coast Beach Connection, Jul 15»
5
Eight people rescued from damaged boat on Hudson River near …
SAUGERTIES >> Eight occupants of a boat were rescued from the Hudson River near the Saugerties Lighthouse after the vessel struck a ... «The Daily Freeman, Jul 15»
6
Historic Ohio lighthouse a step closer to Port Clinton waterfront | fox8 …
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — A historic lighthouse is one step closer to a northern Ohio city's waterfront after a city council approved an agreement ... «fox8.com, Jul 15»
7
J109 Ruth Wins ISORA's Baily–Rockabill–Kish Lighthouse Race
#lighthouserace – The Adrian Lee & Partners Lighthouse Race, as part of the ISORA Avery Crest Offshore Series 2015 and the RAYC Offshore ... «Afloat, Jul 15»
8
Review: The Wiz, The Dorset School of Acting, Lighthouse, Poole
“Believe in yourself and you can do anything” was the core message of this quirky Motown remake of the Wizard of Oz, and it was certainly apt for this cast; every ... «Bournemouth Echo, Jul 15»
9
Ashtabula lighthouse preservation group has annual fish fry - Star …
“We've been having the fish fry since 2005,” said Ashtabula Lighthouse Restoration and Preservation Society Treasurer Debbie Santiana. «The Star Beacon, Jul 15»
10
Manhattan to Montauk: A lighthouse to lighthouse quest
Geologically, Long Island is the Hudson River Valley. During the advance of the glacial Laurentide ice sheet — which sheared off the tops of ... «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»

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