| 单词 | lighthouse man |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslighthouse man C2. Designating a person who lives in and tends to a lighthouse, as in lighthouse keeper, lighthouse man, lighthouse tender, etc. ΚΠ 1738 in Acts & Resolves Mass. Bay (1904) XII. 513 That the sum of Fifty one Pounds eleven shillings..be paid..for his services as Light House Keeper. 1889 Athenæum 23 Feb. 257 (advt.) The manners and ways of coastguardsmen, lighthousemen, and other amphibious creatures. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 16 Oct. 16/1 The lighthouse tender Berens then took up the search and..discovered the small boat sheltering behind Mouatt Reef. 2007 Canad. Geographic July 38/2 He started his career as a lighthouse keeper, spending four years living with his young family at remote stations on Lake Superior. < as lemmas |
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