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  1. lightering: Merriam-Webster
  2. lightering: Vocabulary.com
  3. lightering: Wordnik
  4. lightering: Wiktionary
  5. lightering: Dictionary.com
  6. Lightering: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. lightering: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. lightering: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lightering)

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

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