lightvessel

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noun

A vessel with a light as a navigation aid; especially, a lightship.

OriginEnglish vessel ← Middle English vessel ← Old French vaisse →
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Meanings

nounlightvessel (plural lightvessels)

plural lightvessels

  1. nauticalA vessel with a light as a navigation aid; especially, a lightship.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lightship

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewktom
  3. Proto-Germanic*leuhtą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*leuht
  5. Old Englishlēoht
  6. Middle Englishlight
  7. Englishlight
  8. Proto-Italic*wāss
  9. Latinvās
  10. Latinvāsculum
  11. Late Latinvāscellum
  12. Old Frenchvaisse
  13. Middle Englishvessel
  14. Englishvessel
  15. Englishlightvessel

From light (noun) + vessel (noun).

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APA

lightvessel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightvessel

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“lightvessel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightvessel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lightvessel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightvessel.

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