riding light

noun

A light hung out in the rigging at night when a vessel is riding at anchor.

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anchor lightriding lamp
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Meanings

nounriding light (plural riding lights)

plural riding lights

  1. historicalnauticalA light hung out in the rigging at night when a vessel is riding at anchor.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
anchor lightriding lamp
Broader
lightlight source
Also see
anchor light

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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