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ramark

The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea | 2006 | 190 words | Copyright

ramark, a transponder radar beacon fitted to some lighthouses, lightships, and buoys which transmits a powerful signal. Unlike a racon, it does not have to be triggered by a vessel's radar.

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