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单词 lightships
释义

lightship

noun

light·​ship ˈlīt-ˌship How to pronounce lightship (audio)
: a ship equipped with a brilliant light and moored at a place dangerous to navigation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Outside, visitors can tour the lightship Columbia, which for three decades helped ships cross the Columbia Bar. oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2020 This accommodation allows guests to sleep in a 70-year-old British lightship (which is essentially a lighthouse in boat form). Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020 The lightship is safely docked in the water, only minutes away from the city center. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020 The couple, along with their two children, also live on the ship, according to the lightship’s website. Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020 Shopping and sightseeing go hand-in-hand; galleries showcase local artists, boutiques sell high style and resort casual attire, emporiums carry distinctive lightship baskets. Danica Farley, Orange County Register, 17 July 2019 Former Massachusetts State Senator Bill Golden is selling his Nantucket lightship for $5.2 million. Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

lightships

noun

plural of lightship
as in warships

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • warships
  • steamships
  • freighters
  • steamers
  • ships
  • barges
  • tankers
  • merchantmen
  • colliers
  • ferryboats
  • containerships
  • ironclads
  • argosies
  • corvettes
  • cruisers
  • cutters
  • men-of-war
  • supertankers
  • destroyers
  • motor ships
  • merchant ships
  • traders
  • boats
  • aircraft carriers
  • liners
  • flagships
  • transports
  • coasters
  • icebreakers
  • watercrafts
  • superliners
  • keels
  • tramps
  • vessels
  • brigantines
  • packets
  • schooners
  • men-o'-war
  • windjammers
  • barques
  • sailboats
  • yachts
  • brigs
  • ketches
  • caravels
  • tall ships
  • barks
  • junk
  • clippers
  • square-riggers
  • xebecs
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