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riding light

riding light noun: a light hung out in the rigging at night when a vessel is riding at anchor.

Noun

riding light (plural riding lights)

  1. (historical) A light hung out in the rigging at night when a vessel is riding at anchor.

Forms of riding light

pluralriding lights

Questions about riding light

What does riding light mean?
Riding light means a light hung out in the rigging at night when a vessel is riding at anchor.
What part of speech is riding light?
Riding light is a noun.
What is the plural of riding light?
The plural of riding light is riding lights.

Words near riding light in the dictionary

  1. riding in tandems
  2. riding interest
  3. riding interests
  4. riding lawnmower
  5. riding lawnmowers
  6. riding light
  7. riding lights
  8. Riding Mill
  9. Riding Mountain West
  10. riding mower
  11. riding mowers

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