lightering

UK
/ˈlaɪ.tər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/
lighteringnoun
lighterings
pl
Traduzioni
The lightering of oil from the tanker was completed successfully.
Перегрузка нефти с танкера была успешно завершена.
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
cargo transfer
lightering service
lightering operation
lighteringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈlaɪ.tər.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪ.tɚ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively, e.g. "lightering operations".
Definizioni
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.
Sinonimi
transferring cargo
cargo transfer
lightering operations
lighternoun
Definizioni
A device used to create a flame, typically for lighting cigarettes, cigars, or pipes.
He flicked the lighter to ignite the candle on the table.
A flat-bottomed barge used to load or unload ships in places where they cannot dock.
The cargo was transferred from the ship to the shore using a lighter.
lighteradjective
Definizioni
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a cigarette lighter or to the fuel or mechanism it uses.
He bought a can of lighter fluid before the camping trip.
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)’.
Definizioni
To convey or unload (cargo) by means of a lighter barge.
The crew lightered the containers from the ship to the pier.