cargo lighter
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Lighter — Light er, v. t. To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to lighter the cargo of a ship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lighter aboard ship — The lighter aboard ship (LASH) system refers to the practice of loading barges (lighters) aboard a larger vessel for transport. It was developed in response to a need to transport lighters, a type of unpowered barge, between inland waterways… … Wikipedia
Cargo ship — The Colombo Express, one of the largest container ships in the world (when she was built in 2005), owned and operated by Hapag Lloyd of Germany … Wikipedia
Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo — LARC XV Ein LARC V der U.S. Navy Beach Master Unit 2 in Fort Story, Virginia … Deutsch Wikipedia
lighter — lighter1 /luy teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that lights or ignites. 2. a mechanical device used in lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes for smoking. [1545 55; LIGHT1 + ER1] lighter2 /luy teuhr/, n. 1. a large, open, flat bottomed barge, used… … Universalium
lighter — 1. noun a) A small, reusable, handheld device for creating fire, especially for lighting cigarettes. Cigarette in mouth, he clutched his pockets in search of a lighter. b) A flat bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances… … Wiktionary
lighter — light·er || laɪtÉ™(r) n. person or thing that lights; device for lighting cigarettes (or cigars, etc.); type of flat bottomed barge v. transport cargo on a lighter (flat bottomed barge) laɪt n. electromagnetic radiation which makes vision… … English contemporary dictionary
lighter — A flat bottomed cargo barge, usually without its own means of propulsion, that is towed by a tug for short distances, as between a ship and a quay or along a river from a port to a warehouse. The charge for transporting goods by lighter is the… … Big dictionary of business and management
lighter — [1] An electric, push button device on the dash which, when depressed, produces a red hot filament for lighting cigarettes, etc. Also see cigar lighter [2] A flat bottomed boat for transporting cargo between ship and shore … Dictionary of automotive terms
lighter aboard ship — (LASH) small barges for carrying cargo between ship and shore … Dictionary of automotive terms
lighter — A vessel of shallow draft used in transporting cargo to and from a ship anchored in deep water, shallow water preventing the docking of the ship at the wharf. The Mamie (DC Mich) 5 F 813, 820. A vessel for the purpose of admiralty jurisdiction.… … Ballentine's law dictionary
