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light·ship
(līt′shĭp′)n.
A ship with a powerful light or warning signals that is anchored in dangerous waters to alert other vessels.
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lightship
(ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp)n
(Nautical Terms) a ship equipped as a lighthouse and moored where a fixed structure would prove impracticable
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light•ship
(ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp)n.
a ship anchored in a specific location and displaying a light or lights for the guidance of mariners.
[1830–40]
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[ˈlaɪtʃɪp] N → buque-faro mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lightship
[ˈlaɪtʃɪp] n → bateau-phare mlight show n → spectacle m son et lumièrelights-out [ˌlaɪtsˈaʊt] n → extinction f des feuxlight switch n → interrupteur mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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