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Lighthouse Word Search
11 words · 13×13 grid
How to play: click (or tap) the first letter, drag to the last letter, then release. Words go in any direction, including backwards. Or download the PDF to solve on paper.
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The Pharos of Alexandria, built around 280 BC, stood for well over a thousand years and was counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This grid climbs a lighthouse from the BREAKWATER and the spiral STAIRCASE up to the LANTERN room and its Fresnel lens, with the KEEPER who once tended it. Words run across, down, backwards and up.
Frequently asked questions
What is a daymark?
The paint pattern that identifies a lighthouse in daylight, such as black and white spirals, stripes or checks. Sailors use the DAYMARK by day and the flash pattern of the light by night.
What is a Fresnel lens?
A lens made of rings of glass prisms, invented by the French engineer Augustin Fresnel in the 1820s. It bends the light from a small lamp into a strong beam that can be seen many miles out to sea. It is spelled as one word in this word find.
