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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- (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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- noun a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
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