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Lightering | Lighter | Lighters

Lightering meaning

The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat.

Using Lightering

  • The main meaning on this page is: The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat.

Context around Lightering

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 13.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cargo 1×

Often after:

duties 1×

Sentence patterns with Lightering

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

convey cargo lightering to and 1× dominated by lightering duties 1× known as lightering 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

his work in 1× small boats can 1× the process is 1×

Common sentence endings:

by lightering duties 1× from large ships 1× known as lightering 1×

Words around Lightering

Just before it in the word index:

lighter 1.226 lightens 16 lightening 67 lighteners 2 lightened 37 lighten 115

Just after it in the word index:

lightermen 2 lighters 38 lightest 85 lightfall 7 lightfast 2 lightfoot 304

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Lightering

  • In this selection, "lightering" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 13.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cargo and duties stand out and add context to how "lightering" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include convey cargo lightering to and and dominated by lightering duties. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lightering" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lightering

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The process is known as lightering. (6 words)

Small boats can provide transport or convey cargo ( lightering ) to and from large ships. (14 words)

His work in the latter stages of the Great Northern War (ending in 1721), for example, was dominated by lightering duties. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

His work in the latter stages of the Great Northern War (ending in 1721), for example, was dominated by lightering duties. (21 words)

Small boats can provide transport or convey cargo ( lightering ) to and from large ships. (14 words)

The process is known as lightering. (6 words)

Example sentences (3)

The process is known as lightering.

His work in the latter stages of the Great Northern War (ending in 1721), for example, was dominated by lightering duties.

Small boats can provide transport or convey cargo ( lightering ) to and from large ships.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lightering" in a sentence?
An example: "The process is known as lightering." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "lightering" from authentic English texts.
What does "lightering" mean?
Lightering means: The process of transferring cargo or fuel off of a sunken or grounded ship, making it easier to refloat.
How many example sentences with "lightering" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "lightering", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.