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N2 Noun
灯台lighthouse, old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
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lighthouse
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old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
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灯台 【とうだい】、燈台 【とうだい】
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灯台は航路標識である。
The lighthouse is a navigational beacon.
船員:「灯台が見えます!陸までもうすぐです!」
Sailor: 'I can see the lighthouse! We'll be on land soon!'
昔の人は木製の灯台に灯心を立てていたそうです。
It seems that people in the past used to set a wick in wooden lighthouses.
灯台に登って海を見渡したって隣の国の大陸なんか見えっこない。
Even if you climb the lighthouse and look out over the sea, you won't be able to see the continent of the neighboring country.
遭難船に信号を送るため、灯台の光を用いてモールス信号を打ちました。
In order to send a signal to the ship in distress, I used the light of the lighthouse to tap out Morse code.
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