Dictionary.com

lightship

[ lahyt-ship ]
/ ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp /

noun

a ship anchored in a specific location and displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships, as in avoiding dangerous areas. Abbreviation: LS

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of lightship

First recorded in 1830–40; light1 + ship1

Words nearby lightship

light reaction, light reflex, lights, lightsaber, light-sensitive, lightship, light show, lightsome, lights out, light-struck, light table
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for lightship

British Dictionary definitions for lightship

lightship
/ (ˈlaɪtˌʃɪp) /

noun

a ship equipped as a lighthouse and moored where a fixed structure would prove impracticable
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012