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Range lights

Scope note

Two or more lights in the same horizontal direction used as an aid to nautical or aeronautical navigation, such as those lights indicating a channel or marking the end of a runway.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000181713

Broader Terms used

<lighting devices by function>

Equivalent Terms used

range light

Created

13yrs ago

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