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  • noun Plural form of lighthouse.

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Examples

  • Wrecking is the practice of dousing the signal fire in lighthouses and starting up new signal fires on rocky shores in order to lure ships into the reefs.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • The first attempt to use this gas for lighting in lighthouses did not have very satisfactory results.

    Nobel Prize in Physics 1912 - Presentation Speech 1967

  • The city's program of building "lighthouses"--essentially electronic libraries--for poorer residents has become a model for developing cities world wide.

    The World's Smartest Cities 2009

  • They'd have to be built sturdy like lighthouses, which is a good use for them.

    Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories 2009

  • So, Franklin was saying that functional, useful things (such as lighthouses) contributed more to the safety and well-being of the individual than buildings that provided spiritual things (such as churches).

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] TK 2010

  • So, Franklin was saying that functional, useful things (such as lighthouses) contributed more to the safety and well-being of the individual than buildings that provided spiritual things (such as churches).

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] TK 2010

  • So, Franklin was saying that functional, useful things (such as lighthouses) contributed more to the safety and well-being of the individual than buildings that provided spiritual things (such as churches).

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] TK 2010

  • English-speaking international churches seen as 'lighthouses' for all nations At Luling church, Sunday evenings are for doing ministry, not just talking about it San Antonio mechanic sells shop, follows calling to repair hearts Texas may offer best hope for preserving distinctive Baptist 'recipe'

    Baptist Standard 2009

  • English-speaking international churches seen as 'lighthouses' for all nations At Luling church, Sunday evenings are for doing ministry, not just talking about it San Antonio mechanic sells shop, follows calling to repair hearts Texas may offer best hope for preserving distinctive Baptist 'recipe'

    Baptist Standard 2009

  • English-speaking international churches seen as 'lighthouses' for all nations At Luling church, Sunday evenings are for doing ministry, not just talking about it San Antonio mechanic sells shop, follows calling to repair hearts Texas may offer best hope for preserving distinctive Baptist 'recipe'

    Baptist Standard 2009

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