A boat, usually an unpowered, flat-bottomed barge, used to load and unload ships, and to transport cargo to and from the wharf or between ships.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > lighter (11) lighter1372 A boat, usually an unpowered, flat-bottomed barge, used to load and unload ships, and to transport cargo to and from the wharf or between ships. lightener1526 English regional (chiefly northern). A boat, usually an unpowered, flat-bottomed barge, used to load and unload ships, and to transport cargo to… cabarra1670 A lighter. gondola1767 U.S. A large flat-bottomed river boat of light build; a lighter; used also as a gunboat. lighterman1770 A type of boat, probably a lighter (lighter, n.1). Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— first in gang of (1) — types of (5) |
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