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Anchor light

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1.(Naut.) The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward.
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Noun1.anchor light - a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
riding lamp, riding light
light source, light - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"


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As we approached Lock 15 at Rock Island, IL, I asked for an opening of the railroad bridge because we could not clear it due to a permanently mounted anchor light atop the hard top.
A tender subject by Yates, Jeff L. / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
To be effective, a sailboat anchor light should be hung in the fore triangle at a height just sufficient that it can be seen all around the horizon, usually only a bit higher than the boom.
A word from the expert by Maloney, E.S. (Mack) / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
Clearly the boat's builders had been thinking more in decorative than functional terms, but as time went on, the thing had become genuinely useful as a mount for the anchor light, the primary VHF, and the radar; in conjunction with the boom, it provided an extender for flopper-stoppers and a lift for people overboard.
West Winds by Gibbs, Tony / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
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