n. 1. A pharos; a lighthouse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. See Faro. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`ros a lighthouse + -logy. ] The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. fa`ros, fr. Fa`ros an island in the Bay of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus built a famous lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. ] A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]