anchor light

noun

, Nautical.

a 32-point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 feet (6 meters) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor.

She threw a happy kiss at the dim anchor light which marked the location of the Ethel and May in the harbor.

But he never lost sight of this anchor light for more than a few moments at a time.

They watched the "Red Rover" together until all the lights except the anchor light, had been put out.

All he could see of the "Red Rover" was the anchor light, the night being very dark and a little hazy.

Sam stuck to his story that the anchor light had faded away and that the "Red Rover" had disappeared all in the same moment.

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