lighter
To transfer to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vesselTo transfer (cargo or passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.
» I collect lighters.
Ich sammle Feuerzeuge. — Vortarulo
Я коллекционирую зажигалки. — marafon
Я собираю зажигалки. — marafon
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2 sensesTo transfer (cargo or passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.
To transfer cargo or fuel from (a ship), lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
- transport in a flatbottom boat
Examples
4 sentencesI collect lighters.
ruЯ коллекционирую зажигалки. — marafon
deIch sammle Feuerzeuge. — Vortarulo
I don't like lighters.
ruЯ не люблю зажигалки. — carlosalberto
deIch mag keine Feuerzeuge. — carlosalberto
Ziri was holding two lighters.
No graphite pencils, food, tobacco, chewing gum, lighters, matches, or pocketknives will be permitted inside the clean room.
Origin
From Middle English lightere, lyghtere, equivalent to light (“to unload, lighten”) + -er.From Middle English lightere, lyghtere, equivalent to light (“to unload, lighten”) + -er. Compare West Frisian lichter (“lighter ship”), Dutch lichter (“lighter ship”), Middle Low German lichter, lüchter, lüchtære (“a small ship that lightens a load, lighter ship”).
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Forms
lighters, lightering, lightered, lightered| Base form | lighter · to lighter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lighters |
| Present participle | lightering |
| Past simple | lightered |
| Past participle | lightered |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle