anchor light

noun

The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor.

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riding lightriding lamp
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Meanings

nounanchor light (plural anchor lights)

plural anchor lights

  1. nauticalThe lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor

Similar
riding lightriding lamp
Broader
lightlight source
Also see
riding light

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish ankkurivalo
  • ankkurivalolantern
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APA

anchor light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchor%20light

MLA

“anchor light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchor%20light. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anchor light,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anchor%20light.

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