How do you use Pharos in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like beacon or lighthouse, plus the exact meaning.
Pharos meaning
- An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.
- That which stands out; a shining light.
Synonyms of Pharos
Using Pharos
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors. | That which stands out; a shining light.
- Useful related words include: beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, tower.
- In the example corpus, pharos often appears in combinations such as: and pharos.
Context around Pharos
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pharos
- In this selection, "pharos" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, important, alexandria, 168, design, festival and street stand out and add context to how "pharos" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 144 the pharos s masonry and alexandria and pharos were later. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pharos" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pharos
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Rubin, B: Istanbul Intrigues, page 168. Pharos Books, 1992. (9 words)
In Roman times Messina, then known as Messana, had an important pharos (lighthouse). (13 words)
A temple of Hephaestus also stood on Pharos at the head of the mole. (14 words)
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). (37 words)
With an unwavering commitment to artistic excellence, the Pharos festival was the pioneering force in bringing chamber music to Cyprus, elevating the island to a prominent place on the global cultural stage. (32 words)
The state-of-the-art Youth Hub at The Hub - a former dilapidated NHS property in Pharos Street - is complete after the major project got underway at the start of the year. (32 words)
Example sentences (13)
So far the program has had over 300 local students participate, with 35 of them becoming certified with Pharos Design 2 Software, which controls the LEDs on the bridge.
With an unwavering commitment to artistic excellence, the Pharos festival was the pioneering force in bringing chamber music to Cyprus, elevating the island to a prominent place on the global cultural stage.
The state-of-the-art Youth Hub at The Hub - a former dilapidated NHS property in Pharos Street - is complete after the major project got underway at the start of the year.
Bender said NU students print 14 million pages a year, and Pharos was not equipped to handle that amount of printing.
Agron extended his rule over other neighbouring tribes as well. citation He raided parts of Epirus, Epidamnus, and the islands of Corcyra and Pharos.
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).
A temple of Hephaestus also stood on Pharos at the head of the mole.
Haas 1997, p. 144. The Pharos's masonry blocks were interlocked, sealed together using molten lead, to withstand the pounding of the waves.
In 332 BC Alexander the Great founded the city of Alexandria on an isthmus opposite to Pharos.
In Roman times Messina, then known as Messana, had an important pharos (lighthouse).
It dates to the reign of Ptolemy II (285–246 BC), and is therefore likely to have been built at about the same time as the Alexandria Pharos.
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.
Rubin, B: Istanbul Intrigues, page 168. Pharos Books, 1992.
Common combinations with pharos
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: