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Aid to Navigation

(ATON) Any navigational device external to a vessel or aircraft specifically intended to assist navigators in determining their position or safe course, or to warn them of dangers or obstructions to navigation. A good example might be a buoy or a lighthouse.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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