Definition of "lighthouses" []

• Plural form of lighthouse. (noun)

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• "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."
• "The first attempt to use this gas for lighting in lighthouses did not have very satisfactory results."
• "The city's program of building "lighthouses"--essentially electronic libraries--for poorer residents has become a model for developing cities world wide."