灯台

とうだい
lighthouse

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とうだい【灯台】

lighthouse

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a lighthouse keeper 灯台守

take a (compass) bearing on a lighthouse 灯台の方向に針路をとる.

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とうだい【灯台】

1 〔昔のともしびをのせた台〕 an oil-lamp stand.

●灯台下(_もと)暗し. It's darkest beneath the lamp. | We are apt to overlook important things that lie near at hand. | It is often difficult to see what's right in front of our eyes.

・私たちはとかく灯台下暗しになりがちだ. We're apt to overlook something worthwhile that's close at hand.

2 〔航路標識の〕 a lighthouse; a light; a beacon.

●銚子灯台 the Chōshi Light(house).

●灯台の火 a beacon light; the light from a lighthouse.

灯台税 a light due [duty].

灯台船 a lightship; a lightboat.

灯台守 a lighthouse keeper; a lighthouseman; a lightkeeper.