"light along" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lights along [present, singular, third-person], lighting along [participle, present], lighted along [participle, past], lighted along [past]
Etymology: Phrasal verb from light (“to make less heavy”, verb) + along (“forward”, adverb). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|light|along|nocat=1|pos1=verb|pos2=adverb|t1=to make less heavy|t2=forward}} light (“to make less heavy”, verb) + along (“forward”, adverb) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} light along (third-person singular simple present lights along, present participle lighting along, simple past and past participle lighted along)
  1. (transitive, nautical) To lift or carry anything along the deck; to help in hauling along. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical

Inflected forms

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