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range light
noun
- one of a pattern of navigation lights, usually fixed ashore, used by vessels for manoeuvring in narrow channels at night
- one of a distinctive pattern of lights shown at night on the masts of a powered vessel, such as a tugboat, to aid in identifying its size, number of barges in tow, etc
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Reaching the top, and stealing to one side out of the dim range light, I took hasty survey of the deck.
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The range-light emits light toward all points of the compass and must be intense enough to be seen at a distance of three miles.
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Rick passed the range light and headed for the red tower that marked the opening of the Narrows.
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