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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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The coroner has written to Trinity House, the National Trust and Natural England to try and establish who owns the shipwreck and who is responsible for any warning signs.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 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

Trinity House No 1 Boat will sail ahead of the Royal Barge, reflecting its traditional role of preceding the reigning monarch when at sea in British waters.

From BBC • May 23, 2012

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

Mr. Milner Gibson, by command of the Master, proposed a toast always given at the Trinity House anniversaries: "The maritime and commercial interests of the country, and the President of the Board of Trade."

From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by VII, Edward