Meaning of fanal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lighthouse
   obsolete
2. The beacon inside a lighthouse
   obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“On the right hand, as you enter⟳ the port, there is an elegant fanal, or lighthouse, kept in good repair⟳: but in all the charts of this coast which I have⟳ seen, this lanthorn is laid down to the westward of the harbour; […]”

“In order⟳ to assemble our full force⟳ in due time, fanals should be erected […] and kindled in such a manner as to direct⟳ the movements of the troops to any point⟳ according to an order⟳.”

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