lateral system

noun

a system of coding navigational aids by shape, color, and number, according to the side of a channel they occupy and their relative position along that side.
Compare cardinal system.

Origin of lateral system

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby lateral system

lateral region, lateral resistance, lateral sacral vein, lateral spinal sclerosis, lateral supraclavicular nerve, lateral system, lateral thalamic peduncle, lateral thinking, lateral thoracic vein, lateral ventricle, laterality