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Definition of Lightering
1. Noun. The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of lighter) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lightering
1. lighter [v] - See also: lighter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lightering
Literary usage of Lightering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Travels and Adventures in Alaska by Florence Lee Mallinson (1914)
"MICHAEL TO NOME AND FROM NOME TO SEATTLE—A THRILLING lightering EXPERIENCE —FALSE
REPORT THAT THE NORTHWESTERN WAS LOST—SCENES ON OUR ARRIVAL—AT Music ..."
2. Report on the River and Harbor Bill by the Committee on Commerce, United by Knute Nelson, Francis Griffith Newlands, Theodore Elijah Burton (1910)
"All vessels drawing over 12 feet had to complete their cargoes by lightering
after crossing the bar. The act of March 2,1907, modified the project by ..."
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