| 单词 | anchor light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanchor light anchor light n. a light displayed at night on a ship (in the rigging or other prominent position) to indicate that the ship is anchored (cf. anchor ball n. 2). ΚΠ 1848 Dundee Courier 27 Dec. The Bold Buccleuch..sunk the barque William,..anchored right in the mid channel, off Grimsby... The barque had no anchor light exhibited. 1987 J. Barth Tidewater Tales (1988) 174 We..climb into the dinghy to row in for dinner, first rigging the anchor light on our headstay to guide us home after dark. 2006 G. O. Jones & D. Kelley Chapman: Pract. Boat Handling vi. 66 At night turn on the anchor light, called a white 360, a constant white light that is visible from anywhere around the boat. < as lemmas |
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