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Trinity House

British  

noun

  1. an association that provides lighthouses, buoys, etc, around the British coast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, the history of Trinity House stretches back more than half a millennium.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2020

Another key benefit of the new LED units is their length of service, says Paul Briggs, programme manager at Trinity House.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2020

Instead of killing him, Hargreaves wrote to Trinity House and got himself transferred, to a platform on the North Sea where he spent seven years.

From The Guardian • Feb. 6, 2020

Mason describes his quarter-hour piece as a "guided tour" around the main Trinity House lighthouses, from the Solway Firth to the Farne Islands, many of which he visited to notate the patterns of their flashes.

From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2010

Possibly it is more remarkable that he obtained it. £1,200 was voted to him, to which the Trinity House, Lloyd’s, and the Society of Arts added substantial presents.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Whymper, Frederick

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