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RIDING LIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does riding light mean? 

RIDING LIGHT (noun)
  The noun RIDING LIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchorplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


RIDING LIGHT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

anchor light; riding lamp; riding light

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

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


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