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lightship

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light·ship  (ltshp)
n.
A ship with a powerful light or warning signals that is anchored in dangerous waters to alert other vessels.

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
Noun1.lightshiplightship - a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
Translations
lightship [ˈlaɪtʃɪp] Nbuque-faro m
lightship [ˈlaɪtʃɪp] nbateau-phare m
light show nspectacle m son et lumière
lights-out [ˌlaɪtsˈaʊt] nextinction f des feux
light switch ninterrupteur m
lightship [ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp] nbattello m faro inv
lightship [ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp] nbattello m faro inv


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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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