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lat′eral sys′tem, 
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa 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. Cf. cardinal system.
  • 1880–85

'lateral system' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cardinal system

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