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COLREG

COLREG is the alternative form of COLREGS.

Meaning of COLREGS

Proper noun

COLREGS

  1. (international law) International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, the rules published by the International Maritime Organization to prevent collisions involving boats.
    • The International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision RULE at Sea (COLREGS) apply to all vessels, from kayaks to ocean-liners, on all of the oceans and bodies of water outside the magenta (red) Demarcation Line printed on charts.1998, Charles Wing, Boating Magazine's One Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road

Questions about COLREG

What is COLREG the alternative form of?
COLREG is the alternative form of COLREGS.

Words near COLREG in the dictionary

  1. colquiriite
  2. Colquitt
  3. Colquitt County
  4. Colquitts
  5. Colrain
  6. COLREG
  7. COLREGS
  8. Colridge
  9. cols
  10. cols.
  11. Colson

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