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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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There's much closer co-operation following the signing of the Trinity House Agreement on defence last year.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

The announcement comes as the UK and Germany expand their defence and security relationship, building on the Trinity House Agreement set in 2024.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

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

As early as 1857 Professor Holmes submitted to the Trinity House a method of employing this light, which was submitted to Faraday, and approved.

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

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