alternating occulting light
alternating occulting light
[′ȯl·tər·nād·iŋ ə′kəlt·iŋ ‚līt] (navigation)
A navigation light having one or more total eclipses at regular intervals and having color variations, the duration of light being equal to or greater than that of darkness.
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