lighter |
gabbart |
As nouns the difference between lighter and gabbart
is that
lighter is one who, or that which, lights or
lighter can be a flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats) while
gabbart is (nautical) a lighter or barge a small one-masted sailing or coasting vessel designed for inland navigation.
As an adjective lighter
is (
light) or
lighter can be (
light).
As a verb lighter
is to transfer cargo or fuel from a ship, lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
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