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- noun A
ship equipped with a very large lamp, the ship can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations. A sort of portablelighthouse .
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Examples
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You’ve probably heard before that music can save your life, but it has never been as true as in this story, where a lightvessel is left with no lightbulbs in a stormy night.
No Fat Clips!!! : IGNATZ JOHNSON HIGHAM – Light Fidelity 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word lightvessel
Also see lightship.
June 3, 2013