"lightship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lightships [plural]
Etymology: From light (noun) + ship (noun). Cognate with Middle Low German lüchteschip (“lightship”), Dutch lichtschip (“lightship”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|light|ship|pos1=noun|pos2=noun}} light (noun) + ship (noun), {{cog|gml|lüchteschip|t=lightship}} Middle Low German lüchteschip (“lightship”), {{cog|nl|lichtschip|t=lightship}} Dutch lichtschip (“lightship”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lightship (plural lightships)
  1. (nautical) A vessel riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable. Wikipedia link: lightship Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: lightboat, lightvessel, light-ship Related terms: lighter (english: type of boat) Translations (lightship): кораб-фар (korab-far) [masculine] (Bulgarian), плаващ фар (plavašt far) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 灯塔船 (dēngtǎchuán) (Chinese Mandarin), majáková loď [feminine] (Czech), fyrskib [neuter] (Danish), lichtschip [neuter] (Dutch), lumŝipo (Esperanto), vitaskip [neuter] (Faroese), majakka-alus (Finnish), majakkalaiva (Finnish), bateau-phare [masculine] (French), bateau-feu [masculine] (French), გემ-შუქურა (gem-šukura) (Georgian), Feuerschiff [neuter] (German), φαρόπλοιο (faróploio) [neuter] (Greek), καραβοφάναρο (karavofánaro) [neuter] (Greek), אֳנִיַּת־ מִגְדַּלּוֹר ('oniyá migdalór) [feminine] (Hebrew), vitaskip [neuter] (Icelandic), long sholais [feminine] (Irish), nave-faro [feminine] (Italian), 灯台船 (tōdaisen) (alt: とうだいせん) (Japanese), 등선 (deungseon) (Korean), peldošā bāka [feminine] (Latvian), брод све́тилник (brod svétilnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), све́тлосен брод (svétlosen brod) [masculine] (Macedonian), fyrskip [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), fyrskip [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), latarniowiec [masculine] (Polish), navio-farol [masculine] (Portuguese), navă-far [feminine] (Romanian), плаву́чий мая́к (plavúčij maják) [masculine] (Russian), бро̑д-свјетио̀нӣк [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), лигхтсхип [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ла̏јтшӣп [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), brȏd-svjetiònīk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lightship [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), lȁjtšīp [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), majáková loď [feminine] (Slovak), svetilniška ladja [feminine] (Slovene), buque faro [masculine] (Spanish), fyrskepp [neuter] (Swedish), fyrfartyg [neuter] (Swedish), плавучий маяк (plavučyj majak) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-lightship-en-noun-h1K9Q~lL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "све́тлосен брод"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fyrskip"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fyrskip"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "latarniowiec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "navio-farol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "navă-far"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "plavúčij maják",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плаву́чий мая́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бро̑д-свјетио̀нӣк"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лигхтсхип"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ла̏јтшӣп"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brȏd-svjetiònīk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lightship"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lȁjtšīp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "majáková loď"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svetilniška ladja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buque faro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fyrskepp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fyrfartyg"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "plavučyj majak",
      "sense": "lightship",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плавучий маяк"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lightship"
}

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