fanal

noun

fa·​nal

fəˈnal,

-ˈnäl,

ˈfanᵊl,

ˈfānᵊl

plural -s

archaic

: a beacon on a ship or lighthouse

Word History

Etymology

Italian fanale, from Middle Greek phanarion, from Greek phanos torch, from phanos bright; akin to Greek phainein to show

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