Source: Google Dictionary. Accessed: 01 July 2018. <https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=define+lighthouse&oq=define+lighthouse&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.2630j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8>.
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FAUX LIGHTHOUSE. A lighthouse that is currently not, or has never been a working lighthouse.
Source: Florida Lighthouse Association, n.d. Accessed: 03 July 2018. <https://www.floridalighthouses.org/page-1096080>.
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LIGHT-VESSEL, LIGHT-SHIP. A ship that serves the same purpose as a lighthouse, usually under circumstances where a lighthouse cannot be constructed.
Source: The Law Dictionary, n.d. Accessed: 15 July 2018. <https://thelawdictionary.org/light-ship-light-vessel/>.
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LEADING LIGHTS, RANGE LIGHTS. Light beacons that exist as a pair to aid the navigation by vessels entering a channel.
Source: Wikipedia. “Leading lights.” 02 February 2018. Accessed: 09 August 2018. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading_lights>.
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BEACONS & BUOYS. Both are navigation devices but the former is fixed while the latter floats.
Source: DeVore, Brette. "The Boating Navigation Handbook: Buoys, Beacons, Lights and Charts." BetterBoat, 28 April 2017. Accessed: 05 October 2018. <http://betterboat.com/boating-navigation/>.
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SYNONYMS. The symbolism of lighthouses had led to the word being applied to other contexts. Urban dictionary lists a few; however, almost all of these alternate, non-standard definitions listed there delve into topics involving copulation, human genitalia, scatology, and/or narcotics, and are borderline sexist and/or racist.
Source: Urban Dictionary, n.d. Accessed: 27 July 2018. <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lighthouse>.
Source: Urban Dictionary, n.d. Accessed: 27 July 2018. <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Lighthouse>.
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