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lighter
1[lahy-ter]
lighter
2[lahy-ter]
noun
a large, open, flat-bottomed barge, used in unloading and loading ships offshore or in transporting goods for short distances in shallow waters.
verb (used with object)
to convey in or as if in a lighter.
lighter
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
a small portable device for providing a naked flame or red-hot filament to light cigarettes, etc
a person or thing that ignites something
lighter
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
a flat-bottomed barge used for transporting cargo, esp in loading or unloading a ship
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lighter1
Example Sentences
In one of the trial's lighter moments he confirmed he did use toilet, calling the experience "splendid".
The new AR glasses, known as Specs, will be lighter and more advanced than what was shown in 2024, Snap said.
“I so often experience a general sentiment that love as a topic of conversation and study is dismissable as unserious, unimportant, ‘lighter fare,’ ‘girl s—,’” writes Song in a follow-up email.
Fortunately, the lighter rainfall levels have decreased the risk of a debris flow taking place in the Eaton and Palisades fire burn scars, a possibility forecasters warned of Monday.
They are a slightly lighter colour than the iconic hexagonal black basalt at the point of the causeway.
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