lighthouse
Mariner's guiding beam
A lighthouse is a tower with a powerful light at its top, built on coasts or islands to guide ships and warn them of dangerous waters.
The beam rotates or flashes in distinctive patterns that help sailors identify their location.
Lighthouses have largely been replaced by electronic navigation but remain as landmarks and tourist attractions: We climbed the old lighthouse for the view.
Tall slender edifice
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- spiral staircaseAscending structure winding around pole
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
granite · whitewashed · cupola · balcony · foundation · brickwork · ironwork · glass dome
Structural support member
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- flashBrief burst of light
- lampElectric light fixture
- illuminationProvision of light
lantern · Fresnel · lens · rotation · flashing · warning · visibility · foghorn
Save from harm
- havenShelter from danger
- refugePlace of safety
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- warningAlert about danger
danger · lifeboat · foghorn · storm · lifesaving · coast guard · emergency · distress
Elevated land jutting waterward
- headlandCoastal land jutting seaward
- cliffVertical rock wall
- rockyCovered with stones
- shorelineLand-water boundary
cape · peninsula · bluff · harbor entrance · cove · island · reef · shoal
Advice for decisions
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
metaphor · resilience · perseverance · homecoming · refuge · landmark · memorial · nostalgia
One who lit streetlights
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- logbookOfficial record of events
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
maintenance · watch · duty · residence · family · provisions · loneliness · dedication
tower
Tall slender edifice
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- spiral staircaseAscending structure winding around pole
- cylindricalCircular in cross-section
masonry · granite · whitewashed · cupola · balcony · foundation · brickwork · ironwork · glass dome · weathervane
beam
Structural support member
illumination · lantern · Fresnel · lens · rotation · flashing · warning · visibility · foghorn · glow
rescue
Save from harm
warning · danger · lifeboat · foghorn · storm · lifesaving · coast guard · emergency · distress · stranding
promontory
Elevated land jutting waterward
shoreline · cape · peninsula · bluff · harbor entrance · cove · island · reef · shoal · point
guidance
Advice for decisions
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
sanctuary · metaphor · resilience · perseverance · homecoming · refuge · landmark · memorial · nostalgia · romance
lamplighter
One who lit streetlights
- isolationComplete separation from others
- solitudeState of being alone
- logbookOfficial record of events
oil · maintenance · watch · duty · residence · family · provisions · loneliness · dedication · routine
mariners
Those who work ships
waypoint · bearing · course · safe passage · landfall · seaway · channel · approach · piloting · passage
- maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
- traveltrip, trips, journey, journeys, travel
- buildingshospital, hotel, school, bank, barn
- tourist attractionstheme parks, amusement parks, museum, water parks, zoos
- coastal lifedolphins, pelicans, seagulls, fishing, crabs
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- lighthouse keeperOne who maintains coastal beacons
lighthouses, lighthouse keeper, lighthouse keepers, lighthousekeepers