lighter (redirected from lightering)

light·er ¹  (ltr)

n.

1. One that ignites or kindles.

2. A mechanical device for lighting a cigarette, cigar, or pipe.

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light·er ²  (ltr)

n.

A large flatbottom barge, especially one used to deliver or unload goods to or from a cargo ship or transport goods over short distances.

tr.v. light·ered, light·er·ing, light·ers

To convey (cargo) in a lighter.

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[Middle English, perhaps from lighten, to make less heavy, from Old English lhtan; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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lighter ¹

Noun

a small portable device for lighting cigarettes, etc.

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lighter ²

Noun

a flat-bottomed barge used in loading or unloading a ship [probably from Middle Dutch]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lighter - a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire igniter, ignitor firelighter - (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire fuel - a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" kindling, spunk, tinder, touchwood, punk - material for starting a fire punk - substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks)
	2.	lighter - a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires; "do you have a light?" igniter, ignitor, light cigar lighter, cigarette lighter, pocket lighter - a lighter for cigars or cigarettes device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" fuze, fuse, primer, priming, fuzee, fusee - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant friction match, match, lucifer - lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag" match - a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
	3.	lighter - a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) barge, flatboat, hoy boat - a small vessel for travel on water dredger - a barge (or a vessel resembling a barge) that is used for dredging houseboat - a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling pontoon - (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge scow - a barge carrying bulk materials in an open hold Norfolk wherry, wherry - sailing barge used especially in East Anglia
Verb	1.	lighter - transport in a flatbottom boat transport - move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

Translations

lighter [ˈlaɪtəʳ] n (also: cigarette lighter) → encendedor m (LAM); mechero

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lighter [ˈlaɪtəʳ] light n (also: cigarette lighter) → briquet m: (in car) → allume-cigare m inv (= boat); péniche f

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lighter [ˈlaɪtəʳ] light n (also: cigarette lighter) → Feuerzeug nt

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lighter [ˈlaɪtəʳ] n (also: cigarette lighter) → accendino;

(boat) → chiatta

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lighter light