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Ardois system

Ardois system proper noun: a system used by the US Navy in the late 19th century to enable ship-to-ship communications at night. Each installation used a series of eight double lamps (four red and four white) hung from a mast and used to transmit visual codes.

Proper noun

the Ardois system

  1. (historical) A system used by the US Navy in the late 19th century to enable ship-to-ship communications at night. Each installation used a series of eight double lamps (four red and four white) hung from a mast and used to transmit visual codes.

Questions about Ardois system

What does Ardois system mean?
Ardois system means a system used by the US Navy in the late 19th century to enable ship-to-ship communications at night. Each installation used a series of eight double lamps (four red and four white) hung from a mast and used to transmit visual codes.
What part of speech is Ardois system?
Ardois system is a proper noun.

Words near Ardois system in the dictionary

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