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cardinal mark

cardinal mark noun: a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.

cardinal mark: a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position...
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Noun

cardinal mark (plural cardinal marks)

  1. A sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.

Forms of cardinal mark

pluralcardinal marks

Questions about cardinal mark

What does cardinal mark mean?
Cardinal mark means a sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.
What part of speech is cardinal mark?
Cardinal mark is a noun.
What is the plural of cardinal mark?
The plural of cardinal mark is cardinal marks.

Words near cardinal mark in the dictionary

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  9. cardinal nephews
  10. cardinal number
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