Cardinal
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000963
Relating to the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west. In marine navigation, cardinal marks are sea marks (buoys or beacons) placed to indicate the direction of safe water relative to a hazard. Each of the four cardinal marks (north, east, south, west) has distinct colors, top-marks, and light rhythms to show which side of the mark a vessel should pass.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-000963 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Marine and shipyard |
| Translations | German: kardinal; Spanish: cardinal; French: cardinal |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "Relating to the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west. In marine navigation, cardinal marks are sea marks (buoys or beacons) placed to indicate the direction of safe water relative to a hazard. Each of the four cardinal marks (north, east, south, west) has distinct colors, top-marks, and light rhythms to show which side of the mark a vessel should pass.",
"subject": "Marine and shipyard",
"translations": {
"de": "kardinal",
"es": "cardinal",
"fr": "cardinal"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/cardinal/"
}
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