anchor light
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jul. 28, 2013
A yachtsman's anchor light equipped with an electronic eye that turns the light on at dusk and off at dawn is being sold by Guest Marine Products of Long Island City, N.Y.
From Time Magazine Archive
The anchor light seemed to fade away and merge into thin air before his very eyes.
From The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Aldridge, Janet
Sam stuck to his story that the anchor light had faded away and that the "Red Rover" had disappeared all in the same moment.
From The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Aldridge, Janet
All he could see of the "Red Rover" was the anchor light, the night being very dark and a little hazy.
From The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Aldridge, Janet
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