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lighter
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lighter: see barge barge, large boat, generally flat-bottomed, used for transporting goods. Most barges on inland waterways are towed, but some river barges are self-propelled. There are also sailing barges.
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lighter1
a small portable device for providing a naked flame or red-hot filament to light cigarettes, etc.

lighter2
a flat-bottomed barge used for transporting cargo, esp in loading or unloading a ship

lighter [′līd·ər]
(naval architecture)
A barge used to load and unload ships not lying at piers, or to move cargo around a harbor.


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