lightship
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) A vessel riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.
Etymology
Affix from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English ship (relationship).
Origin
English
ship
Gloss
relationship
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Earthship English
- Spooklight English
- airship English
- alight English
- amidship English
- antilight English
- antiship English
- arclight English
- astroship English
- backlight English
- battleship English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- bioship English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- blockship English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crackship English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- disship English
- downlight English
- drillship English
- droplight English
- dropship English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- enship English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- fireship English
- flagship English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- foreship English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guardship English
- guidelight English
- gunship English
- headlight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- inship English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- lodeship English
- longship English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- megaship English
- microlight English
- midship English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multiship English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- reship English
- ringlight English
- rocketship English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sailship English
- schoolship English
- scoutship English
- sea-light English
- sealship English
- searchlight English
- seedship English
- ship English
- ship-rigged English
- shipboard English
- shipborne English
- shipbound English
- shipbreach English
- shipbreaker English
- shipbreaking English
- shipbroker English
- shipbroking English
- shipbuilder English
- shipbuilding English
- shipfic English
- shipful English
- shipfyrd English
- shipgirl English
- shiphandler English
- shiphandling English
- shipholder English
- shipholding English
- shipkiller English
- shiplap English
- shipless English
- shiplet English
- shiplike English
- shipling English
- shipload English
- shiplord English
- shiply English
- shipman English
- shipmaster English
- shipmate English
- shipment English
- shipowner English
- shipowning English
- shippability English
- shippable English
- shippage English
- shipper English
- shippery English
- shipping English
- shippy English
- shiproom English
- shipshape English
- shipside English
- shipspeak English
- shipstuff English
- shipward English
- shipwards English
- shipway English
- shipwide English
- shipworker English
- shipworm English
- shipwreck English
- shipwrecker English
- shipwright English
- shipyard English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- skyship English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spaceship English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- starship English
- steamship English
- stiffship English
- stoplight English
- storeship English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- supership English
- swanship English
- taillight English
- tankship English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- timeship English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- towship English
- tranship English
- transship English
- troopship English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- unship English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- warship English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- whaleship English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- シップ Japanese
- light Middle English
- ship Middle English
- ŝipo Esperanto
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- sip Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- sipi Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- sipw Chuukese
- laatɩ Farefare
- ship
- light
- alight
- enship
- shiply
- reship
- inship
- shippy
- unship
- midship
- shiplap
- airship
- disship
- uplight
- shipfic
- shiplet
- belight
- towship
- lightie
- warship
- relight
- lighter
- shipper
- unlight
- shipful
- inlight
- shipway
- skyship
- bioship
- enlight
- lighten
- lightly
- shipman
- gunship
- nonlight
- sunlight
- shipfyrd
- shiplord
- lighting
- megaship
- gaslight
- lightbox
- prelight
- shipgirl
- shipping
- amidship
- lightman
- mislight
- toplight
- shipwide
- shippage
- seedship
- arclight
- warlight
- sailship
- daylight
- penlight
- shipless
- shippery
- shipside
- light up
- lowlight
- shipling
- lightish
- tankship
- owllight
- dropship
- tranship
- twilight
- shipmate
- tealight
- lightray
- shiproom
- waxlight
- lightmap
- antiship
- foreship
- shipward
- sealship
- lightest
- shipworm
- shipment
- shipyard
- fireship
- shiplike
- flagship
- starship
- lighteth
- shipload
- lodeship
- icelight
- longship
- skylight
- lightbar
- swanship
- timeship
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- stiffship
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- headlight
- lightable
- astroship
- overlight
- drillship
- lightboat
- shipshape
- lightpath
- lightpost
- lightlike
- lightfast
- transship
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- troopship
- backlight
- lightroom
- shippable
- supership
- lightwood
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightface
- Earthship
- lightwell
- lightless
- sub-light
- ringlight
- firelight
- shipowner
- spotlight
- lamplight
- stoplight
- glowlight
- lightmans
- shipstuff
- lighthead
- shipspeak
- moonlight
- shipwreck
- antilight
- sidelight
- steamship
- lightsome
- shipboard
- shipbound
- evenlight
- top light
- blockship
- noonlight
- lightwork
- dusklight
- shipborne
- rushlight
- enlighten
- crackship
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- storeship
- forelight
- booklight
- guardship
- spaceship
- betalight
- starlight
- scoutship
- tubelight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- whaleship
- multiship
- lightskin
- looplight
- sea-light
- shipwards
- shipwright
- floodlight
- shipkiller
- flamelight
- lightshift
- catchlight
- light line
- shipworker
- lightplane
- ultralight
- shipmaster
- shipbroker
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- rocketship
- lightcurve
- hyperlight
- lightproof
- lightshade
- lightstick
- shipbreach
- lightskirt
- striplight
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- multilight
- lighthouse
- battleship
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- lightfaced
- shipowning
- schoolship
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- microlight
- earthlight
- blacklight
- shipholder
- light bulb
- straylight
- guidelight
- torchlight
- watchlight
- shipbreaker
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- shipbuilder
- streetlight
- shipwrecker
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light-tight
- ship-rigged
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- shiphandler
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- shipbroking
- pocketlight
- shipholding
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- light-minded
- shipbreaking
- lighthearted
- shiphandling
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- shippability
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- shipbuilding
- light-bearing
- feather-light
- light equation
- light-fingered
- light spectrum
- light-spirited
- light-horseman
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light