cardinal mark

noun

A sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.

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Meanings

nouncardinal mark (plural cardinal marks)

plural cardinal marks

  1. nauticalA sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.

Translations

Finnish kardinaalimerkki
  • kardinaalimerkkitype of sea mark
Swedish kardinalmärke
  • kardinalmärketype of sea mark
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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