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light list - A list of lights arranged in geographical order.
light - A lit navigational aid such as a lighthouse that can be used at night or in poor visibility.

 


Light List - A list of navigational lights arranged in geographical order, giving the position and characteristics.
Light Load Line - The water line when the ship rides empty.

Some lighthouses have distinctive color bands that can be used to identify them and are described in "Light List" publications.

List: [1] A continuous leaning to one side, often caused by an imbalance in stowage or a leak into one compartment; [2] a light list is a printed listing of aids to navigation, in geographical order.

Many buoys and lighthouses have fixed or blinking electric lights with colors, patterns, and intervals called characteristics and phase characteristics, which are recorded in a publication, the Light List. For boat lights, see navigation lights.

See also: Light, Navigation, Point, West, Lighthouse