[Tagging] Difference between lighthouses and beacons

[Steve Doerr]

On 19/01/2018 02:16, Andrew Davidson wrote:
> On 19/01/18 00:52, Janko Mihelić wrote:
>> Ok, the discussion at least came to an agreement that this:
>>
>> https://imgur.com/a/U8SXn
>>
>> is not a man_made=lighthouse. 
>
> Don't be too sure about that. I thought that we could all agree that a 
> lighthouse had some thing to do with light and houses, but it turns 
> out that's not an universally held opinion.

Depends what you mean by 'houses'. The purpose of a lighthouse is to 
house a light: it doesn't need to house people. Here's the OED definition:

'A tower or other structure, with a powerful light or lights (originally 
a beacon) at the top, erected at some important or dangerous point on or 
near the sea-coast for the guidance of mariners.'

-- 
Steve

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