navigation light

English

Noun

navigation light (plural navigation lights) (usually in plural form)

(nautical, aviation) one of two or more lights fitted to a ship or aircraft, which indicate position and direction taken, especially important at night. Internationally recognised colours are red on the port side, and green on the starboard side.

Hypernyms

light

Translations

one of the lights on a ship or aircraft

Finnish: kulkuvalo (ship), lentovalo (aircraft)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lanterne m or f

Nynorsk: lanterne f

References

“navigation lights” (US) / “navigation lights” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
navigation light on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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