(a lighter)
31lighter — [[t]la͟ɪtə(r)[/t]] lighters N COUNT A lighter is a small device that produces a flame which you can use to light cigarettes, cigars, and pipes …
32lighter — 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… …
33lighter-than-air aircraft — An aircraft that is supported by its buoyancy in the air. Balloons are one of the categories of lighter than air aircraft …
34lighter — 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… …
35lighter — I light•er [[t]ˈlaɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) one that lights or ignites 2) a mechanical device used in lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes • Etymology: 1545–55 II light•er [[t]ˈlaɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. a large, open, flat bottomed barge, used in… …
36lighter-than-air — light′er than air′ adj. 1) aer. (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces, hence obtaining lift from aerostatic buoyancy 2) aer. of or pertaining to lighter than air craft • Etymology: 1900–05 …
37lighter — I. /ˈlaɪtə / (say luytuh) noun 1. someone or something that lights. 2. a mechanical device for lighting cigarettes, cigars, etc. {Middle English; from light1 (verb) + er1} II. /ˈlaɪtə / (say luytuh) noun 1. a vessel, commonly a flat bottomed… …
38lighter — ligh|ter sb., en, e, ne, i sms. lighter , fx lightergas …
39lighter — [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 …
40cigarette lighter — Lighter Light er (l[imac]t [ e]r), n. One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps. [1913 Webster] {cigarette lighter} A small portable device which produces a flame when a button is pushed, carried on the person to allow one to light… …
