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lightering

UK
/ˈlaɪ.tər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/

Translations

lighteringnoun
lighterings
pl
The lightering of oil from the tanker was completed successfully.
Перегрузка нефти с танкера была успешно завершена.
Additional translations
разгрузка
перевалка
Synonyms
lighterage
cargo transfer
lightering service
lightering operation
lighteringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈlaɪ.tər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively, e.g. "lightering operations".
Synonyms
transshipping
offloading
unloading
transferring cargo
cargo transfer
lightering operations
lighterverb

lightering

Gerund

lightered
Past Simple
lightered
Past Participle
lightering
Gerund
UK
/ˈlaɪ.tə/
US
/ˈlaɪ.tɚ/
Transitive verb meaning ‘to convey or unload cargo by means of a lighter (barge)’.
Synonyms
lighten
transfer
transship
discharge
unload
offload

Definitions

lighteringnoun
The process of transferring cargo, especially oil, from one vessel to another, typically to reduce the draft of the larger vessel so it can enter a port.
The tanker underwent lightering to offload some of its oil to a smaller ship before entering the shallow harbor.
lighteringgerund / present participle
Relating to or used in the transferring of cargo from one vessel to another.
The crew inspected the lightering hoses before beginning the lightering operation.
lighterverb
To convey or unload (cargo) by means of a lighter barge.
The crew lightered the containers from the ship to the pier.
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