sidelight

• Sustantivo que designa una luz lateral de navegación en una embarcación, que indica su dirección: por la noche, los barcos llevan una luz roja a babor y una luz verde a estribor.

A noun referring to a light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow.

1. Navigation light on a vesselC1formal

   A light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow.

   Luz de costado de navegación

   • The captain checked the sidelights before sailing into the dark harbor.
   • A red sidelight on the port side helps other ships determine direction.
   • The green sidelight on the starboard bow was clearly visible in the fog.

   Sinónimosnavigation lightrunning light