Definition of Lighter
Light´er
Pronunciation:
līt´ẽr
n.
1.
One
who
,
or
that
which
,
lights
;
as
,
a
lighter
of
lamps
.
cigarette lighter
A
small
portable
device
which
produces
a
flame
when
a
button
is
pushed
,
carried
on
the
person
to
allow
one
to
light
cigarettes
conveniently
,
and
taking
the
place
of
a
match
.
It
may
have
a
reservoir
of
liquid
fuel
conveyed
by
a
wick
,
or
may
contain
compressed
butane
as
the
fuel
.
1.
(Naut.)
A
large
boat
or
barge
,
mainly
used
in
unloading
or
loading
vessels
which
can
not
reach
the
wharves
at
the
place
of
shipment
or
delivery
.
Lighter screw
(Mach.)
a
screw
for
adjusting
the
distance
between
the
stones
in
a
grinding
mill
by
raising
or
lowering
the
bridgetree
.
v. t.
1.
To
convey
by
a
lighter
,
as
to
or
from
the
shore
;
as
,
to
lighter
the
cargo
of
a
ship
.
Related Words
barge
,
flatboat
,
hoy
,
lighterage
,
transport
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