1. pharos - Noun
2. Pharos - Proper noun
A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAgron extended his rule over other neighbouring tribes as well. citation He raided parts of Epirus, Epidamnus, and the islands of Corcyra and Pharos. Source: Internet
Alexandria and Pharos were later connected by a mole citation spanning more than three-quarters of a mile, which was called the Heptastadion ("seven stadia"—a stadium was a Greek unit of length measuring approximately 180 m). Source: Internet
A temple of Hephaestus also stood on Pharos at the head of the mole. Source: Internet
In 332 BC Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria on an isthmus opposite to Pharos. Source: Internet
Pharos in culture The lighthouse remains a civic symbol of the city of Alexandria and of the Alexandria Governorate with which the city is more or less coterminous. Source: Internet
Pharos is committed to preventing and stopping FGM. Source: Internet