anchor light

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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.

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Also called riding light.

Words nearby anchor light

anchoress, anchoret, anchorette, anchor ice, anchorite, anchor light, anchorman, anchorperson, anchor plant, anchor pocket, anchor ring

How to use anchor light in a sentence

She threw a happy kiss at the dim anchor light which marked the location of the Ethel and May in the harbor.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
But he never lost sight of this anchor light for more than a few moments at a time.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat|Janet Aldridge
They watched the "Red Rover" together until all the lights except the anchor light, had been put out.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat|Janet Aldridge
All he could see of the "Red Rover" was the anchor light, the night being very dark and a little hazy.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat|Janet Aldridge

Sam stuck to his story that the anchor light had faded away and that the "Red Rover" had disappeared all in the same moment.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat|Janet Aldridge