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lightship [ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp] n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a ship equipped as a lighthouse and moored where a fixed structure would prove impracticable ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations lightship [ˈlaɪtʃɪp] N → buque-faro m lightship [ˈlaɪtʃɪp] n → bateau-phare m light show n → spectacle m son et lumière lights-out [ˌlaɪtsˈaʊt] n → extinction f des feux light switch n → interrupteur m How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This ideal point of the estuary, this centre of memories, is marked upon the steely gray expanse of the waters by a lightship painted red that, from a couple of miles off, looks like a cheap and bizarre little toy. But where were the tugs and the lighters and the barges, the lightships and the buoys, and all those countless attributes which went to make up the myriad life of the ancient Thames? |
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