NAVIGATION LIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does navigation light mean? 

• NAVIGATION LIGHT (noun)
  The noun NAVIGATION LIGHT has 1 sense:

1. light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip

  Familiarity information: NAVIGATION LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAVIGATION LIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("navigation light" is a kind of...):

light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)

Holonyms ("navigation light" is a part of...):

aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)