Meaning Of The Word Lightship

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Lightship Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Lightship?

lightship
countable noun: A lightship is a small ship that stays in one place and has a powerful flashing lamp. Lightships are used to guide ships or to warn them of danger.

lightship in American English
a ship moored in a place dangerous or important to navigation and bearing a light or lights and foghorns, sirens, etc. by which ships are warned or guided
noun: a ship anchored in a specific location and displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships, as in avoiding dangerous areas

lightship in British English
noun: a ship equipped as a lighthouse and moored where a fixed structure would prove impracticable

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