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RIDING LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does riding lamp mean?
• RIDING LAMP (noun)
The noun RIDING LAMP has 1 sense:
1. a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
Familiarity information: RIDING LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
anchor light; riding lamp; riding light
Hypernyms ("riding lamp" is a kind of...):
light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)
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