/ˈfeɪnəl/
OriginBorrowed from French fanal, from Ancient Greek φανάριον (phanárion).
- obsoleteA lighthouse
- obsoleteThe beacon inside a lighthouse
“On the right hand, as you enter the port, there is an elegant fanal, or lighthouse, kept in good repair: but in all the charts of this coast which I have seen, this lanthorn is laid down to the westwa”
“In order to assemble our full force in due time, fanals should be erected […] and kindled in such a manner as to direct the movements of the troops to any point according to an order.”
Formsfanals(plural)