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单词 lighters
释义

lighter

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noun (1)

ligh·​ter ˈlī-tər How to pronounce lighter (audio)
: a large usually flat-bottomed barge used especially in unloading or loading ships

lighter

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verb

lightered; lightering; lighters

transitive verb

: to convey by a lighter

lighter

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noun (2)

light·​er ˈlī-tər How to pronounce lighter (audio)
1
: one that lights or sets a fire
2
: a device for lighting a fire
especially : a mechanical or electrical device used for lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Middle Dutch *lichter, from lichten to unload; akin to Old English lēoht light in weight

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1677, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

lighters

noun

plural of lighter
as in barges

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cutters
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  • tugboats
  • longboats
  • tugs
  • yawls
  • keels
  • bumboats
  • towboats
  • motorboats
  • keelboats
  • narrow boats
  • auxiliaries
  • ferries
  • outboards
  • canoes
  • powerboats
  • tender
  • taxis
  • ferryboats
  • whalers
  • riverboats
  • jolly boats
  • whaleboats
  • dories
  • rowboats
  • cobles
  • cruisers
  • seiners
  • taxies
  • hookers
  • luggers
  • rafts
  • inboards
  • bankers
  • dhows
  • houseboats
  • scows
  • water taxis
  • prams
  • sampans
  • pontoons
  • skiffs
  • gondolas
  • kayaks
  • dugouts
  • sculls
  • flatboats
  • yachts
  • pinnaces
  • wherries
  • pirogues
  • schooners
  • bateaux
  • dinghies
  • trawlers
  • draggers
  • launches
  • workboats
  • outriggers
  • gillnetters
  • coracles
  • sailboats
  • scallopers
  • ketches
  • gigs
  • batteaux
  • catamarans
  • shrimpers
  • surfboats
  • shallops
  • shells
  • paddleboats
  • punts
  • umiaks
  • curraghs
  • dinks
  • currachs
  • johnboats
  • piraguas
  • caïques
  • rowing boats
  • garveys
  • catboats
  • tubs
  • cockleshells
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