| 单词 | ballast lighter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasballast lighter ballast lighter n. now historical and rare a barge used to transport ballast to and from larger ships (cf. lighter n.1). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel of specific construction or shape > flat-bottomed boat > [noun] > lighter > types of keel1322 ballast lighter1691 keel-boat1695 lump1796 tea-chop1876 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions p. liv If great Care had not been taken..in the government of their Ballast-Lighters, and ordering them not to draw up Ballast too near the Banks of the River, there would have been great danger of another accident. 1733 Abstr. Laws Sixth Year George II 68 The said Corporation, before 10 July 1733, shall cause visible Marks to be set on the Stern..of each Ballast Lighter between every two Gauge Marks already placed on them. 1803 Ann. Reg. 399/1 A ballast-lighter..struck the side of the ship. 1901 Times 16 Dec. 7/3 On Thursday night a ballast lighter sank in the Humber. 1986 D. H. Roberts tr. J. Boudriot 74 Gun Ship II. x. 93 A tarpaulin is stretched from the ballast-lighter to a lower deck gunport opposite the main-hatchway. < as lemmas |
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