daymark
- noun
- /ˈdeɪˌmɑrk/
- Specialized
:
marca diurna
- Daymark refers to the distinctive paint color or pattern that makes the tower a valuable guide to navigation in the daytime.
Examples
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Red, white, and black are favorite daymark colors, as is a stripe pattern.
Academic text (2007) -
Guided by the yellow daymark on the cliff, the sailors found their way back to the harbor.
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Dick was going off to the left of the daymark, trying to pass it very close.
Fiction book (1990) -
Give them sailors a proper daymark.
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There was an orange daymark ahead, and Hilary tried to guess whether Dick would leave it to port or to starboard.
Fiction book (1990) -
Red is thus the logical choice for the daymark of portside pierhead lights on Lake Michigan.
Academic text (2007) -
The lighthouse height, daymark, accessibility, and history contribute to its role as my first-order lighthouse of the Southeast.
Academic text (2007) -
The bright red and white daymark helped sailors safely navigate through the fog.
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Each lighthouse has a unique daymark that makes it easily identifiable during the day.
Synonyms
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1.0
An object placed to show a position, boundary or route
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3.0
A pattern or sign on something that helps you tell it apart
How Visible
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4.3
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Daymark is made of day ('day') and mark ('sign'), so it means a 'daytime sign'. Think of it like a landmark you can see in daylight — a painted pattern or shape that helps sailors find a place. That's why a daymark is used to identify locations during the day.