tricolor light - A running light allowed on some sailboats instead of the normal bow and stern lights. The tricolor light contains the red and green side lights and the white stern light in a single fitting that is attached to the top of the mast.
shining aft, red and green side lights shining to port and starboard, and a white bow light (steaming light) shining forward to indicate that the boat is under power; smaller boats may show only a 360-degree white all-around light. A tricolor light ...
 See also: Navigation, Light, Boat, Forward, High
  
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