lightship
lights·hip
noun
1.
a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
Origin
From light (noun) + ship (noun). Cognate with Middle Low German lüchteschip (“lightship”), Dutch lichtschip (“lightship”).
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