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lighter
1[ lahy-ter ]
lighter
2[ lahy-ter ]
noun
- a large, open, flat-bottomed barge, used in unloading and loading ships offshore or in transporting goods for short distances in shallow waters.
verb (used with object)
- to convey in or as if in a lighter.
lighter
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a small portable device for providing a naked flame or red-hot filament to light cigarettes, etc
- a person or thing that ignites something
lighter
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
- a flat-bottomed barge used for transporting cargo, esp in loading or unloading a ship
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lighter1
Example Sentences
A shift in the centre of the high pressure southwards this week will mean lighter winds, and with long sunny days expected too the air will gradually warm up again.
Herbs: bright, fecund, verdant, elevating our food with both flavor and color, guiding us from heavy comfort foods into a punchier, lighter category of cuisine.
Into next week, high pressure will shift on top of the UK again, bringing lighter winds and more dry, sunny weather that will see temperatures warm up above the seasonal norm again.
Investigators reportedly spoke to the suspect's daughter who is said to have told them the fire began as her father tried to burn tree branches hanging over the graves with a cigarette lighter.
A lighter flick echoes as B-Real sparks up a joint and takes a puff.
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