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lightship
/ ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp /
noun
- a ship equipped as a lighthouse and moored where a fixed structure would prove impracticable
Word History and Origins
Origin of lightship1
Example Sentences
It’s a lightship – a ship that acts as a lighthouse and marks the start of British waters.
There would also be a “lightshow, lightship, diorama and films, freaks and funny things”, all of which would in some form probably have been part of this year’s Glastonbury festival if it was taking place.
Hargreaves, originally from Lancashire, spent 16 years on lighthouses and lightships before taking voluntary redundancy in 1988 and becoming a security guard.
Osh went straight to his easel, where he’d been working on a painting of Mouse curled up in a lightship basket, her tail hanging over the rim.
The 24 passengers and crew of seven were all rescued by the lightship crew.
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