the Eddystone lighthouse
/ði ˌedistəʊn ˈlaɪthaʊs/
/ði ˌedistəʊn ˈlaɪthaʊs/
- a lighthouse (= tower containing a strong light to warn or guide ships) on a rock in the English Channel about 9 miles/14 kilometres from the coast of Cornwall. It rises 133 feet/41 metres above the water and can be seen for 17 miles/28 kilometres. There has been a lighthouse there since 1696.
埃迪斯通灯塔：位于英吉利海峡岩石上的一座灯塔，距康沃尔海岸约9英里/ 14公里。它高出水面133英尺/ 41米，可以看到17英里/ 28公里。自1696年以来，那里一直有一座灯塔。