Thesaurus results for LIGHTHOUSE

lighthouse

noun

as in lantern

a tower that is built on or near the shore and that has a powerful illuminated signal to guide ships away from danger The sailor spotted the lighthouse in the distance.

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Recent Examples of lighthouse Feel the sea breeze along the shores of Maine at the Portland Head Light lighthouse. —

Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 Start your trip in this Mississippi coastal town by checking out the Biloxi Lighthouse, which was erected in 1848 and is one of the nation's first cast-iron lighthouse. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2026 Known formally as Gurnet Light, this historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations. —

Rachel Holt, CBS News, 17 May 2026 Ocean Casino Resort stakes its claim directly on the Atlantic City Boardwalk with views of a ferris wheel and lighthouse as though to remind you of the city’s modest beachtown origins. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lighthouse

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Noun

Beneath an old wood ceiling is a fireplace and, just beyond, a replica of the lantern that guided Paul Revere when alerting the revolutionary militia that the British were arriving.

— Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
The image of James’s paper lantern, let go and floating up into the night sky like a second moon, augurs his eventual fleeing from his family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026