lateral mark

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English[edit]

starboard (green) and port (red) lateral marks in New Zealand. In this picture, the vessel will approach the channel from the left of the picture, and leave the channel from the right, passing through the lateral marks

Noun[edit]

lateral mark (plural lateral marks)

  1. (nautical) A buoy or other navigational mark denoting the port or starboard edge of a channel

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