[Tagging] Difference between lighthouses and beacons

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

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> On 19. Jan 2018, at 03:16, Andrew Davidson <theswavu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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.


rather than light and houses it’s a house for the light


> "A tower that emits (or emitted) a light signal assisting navigation on sea."
> 
> which is what is in your photo above.


I would not have considered this structure a tower, but maybe in English the word can be used for a greater variety of things


cheers,
Martin