floating lightn.
/ˈfləʊtɪŋ lʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈfloʊdɪŋ ˌlaɪt/ a. A lightship: called also more fully, floating-light-vessel.
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lightship?1692
light vessel1788
floating light1793
light boat1796
float-light1819
pumpkin seed1884
1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §94 A vessel was then fitting out..as a temporary floating Light.
1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §94 Till the determination in respect to the floating light-vessel was known.
b. A life-buoy with a lantern, for use when any one falls overboard at night.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > float to support person in water > with lantern
floating light1858
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Floating-light, a life-buoy carried at a ship's stern, with a light or lanthorn.
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