cardinal mark

English

A cardinal mark "North", indicating that the deep water is to the north of the mark.

Noun

cardinal mark (plural cardinal marks)

1. (nautical) A sea mark (a buoy or other floating or fixed structure) used in pilotage to indicate the position of a hazard and the direction of safe water.

Translations

type of sea mark

• Finnish: kardinaalimerkki
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: kardinalmärke n