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lightern

 

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Term: lightern

Description:

Lightern is a noun that refers to a small boat or vessel used for transferring goods or passengers to and from a larger ship. It can also act as a verb, describing the action of using a lightern or transferring goods using such a boat.

Sample Sentences:

Noun:

  1. The crew used a lightern to unload the cargo from the massive container ship.
  2. We hired a lightern for our island-hopping adventure in the Caribbean.

Verb:

  1. The dockworkers lighterned the supplies onto the waiting freighter.
  2. The sailors lighterned the passengers ashore, ensuring their safe transfer.

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