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A lighthouse is a tall tower by the sea with a strong light that flashes or turns. Ships use that light to stay off rocks, reefs, and other danger. The “house” is not a family home; it is a building that holds the lamp, and in the old days a keeper often lived there too. The beam is meant to warn as much as to guide: it marks a dangerous place, so sailors can go around it. Some lights also mark a harbour mouth, though actually the simple picture in a ’s book is the tower on the cliff, flashing into the dark.
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原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
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lighthousenoun/ˈlaɪthaʊs/
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A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.
- In the history of lighthouses, English civil engineer John Smeaton made a significant contribution to the design of them.
- Visitors to Maine, arriving with visions of lighthouses and lobsters, often bypass Portland on their way northeast to Acadia National Park or the many picturesque fishing villages of the state’s mid-coast. […] Don’t miss Portland Head Light, an iconic landmark and Maine’s oldest lighthouse, which sits on a rocky point some 5 miles south of Portland. The lighthouse dates to 1791 and was commissioned by George Washington.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。