anchor light

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

They urged boaters watching fireworks to use anchor lights and wear life jackets.

From Washington Times

Fire officials said the barge was illuminated by an anchor light but would have been difficult to see in the darkness by approaching boats on the river on Friday night.

From Reuters

The anchor light tossed against the portentous gloom of the land.

From Project Gutenberg

Lights were twinkling from the port holes of the boat and her anchor light swayed listlessly at the stern.

From Project Gutenberg

Then the numerous anchor lights and the lanterns of the town that had been twinkling brightly in the darkness became but hazy blurs of light through the thickening mist.

From Project Gutenberg