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

lightened up
lightener
lighteners
lightening
lightening up
lightenings
lightens
lightens up
lighter
lighter-than-air
lighter-than-air craft
lighter fluid
lighterage
lighterages
lightered
lightering
lighterman
lightermen
lighters
lightest
lighteth
lightface
lightfaced
lightfaces
lightfast
lightfastness
lightfastnesses
lightfield camera
lightfoot
lightfront

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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