leading mark

American  

[lee-ding] / ˈli dɪŋ /

noun

Navigation.

1. either of two conspicuous objects regarded as points on a line leading line upon which a vessel can sail a safe course.

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Etymology

Origin of leading mark

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

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leading mark

Richardson has the year’s leading mark of 10.71 seconds.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024

She finished on vault, soaring high to notch another leading mark of 15.400.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2023

Keegan Bradley's 7-under total through three rounds at the Northern Trust Open in February had been the highest leading mark prior to this week.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2012

The other leading mark came in the high jump where American Chaunte Howard Lowe cleared 2.00 meters.

From Reuters ● May 2, 2010

The outer extreme of this island, in one with Cape Wellington, forms a leading mark into Corner Inlet, but vessels should get them on within a mile of the island.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea by John Lort Stokes

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