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anchor light [′aŋ·kər ‚līt] (naval architecture) A mast light shown by a vessel at anchor during the night. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As we approached Lock 15 at Rock Island, IL, I asked for an opening
of the railroad bridge because we could not clear it due to a
permanently mounted anchor light atop the hard top. To be
effective, a sailboat anchor light should be hung in the fore triangle
at a height just sufficient that it can be seen all around the horizon,
usually only a bit higher than the boom. Clearly the boat's
builders had been thinking more in decorative than functional terms, but
as time went on, the thing had become genuinely useful as a mount for
the anchor light, the primary VHF, and the radar; in conjunction with
the boom, it provided an extender for flopper-stoppers and a lift for
people overboard. |
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