Thesaurus results for LIGHTER

lighter

noun

Definition of lighter

as in keel

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Recent Examples of lighter There's easy access to ignition sources, like matches and lighters. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 Williams is the 7th District council member with the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability—representing Englewood, where one of the torch lighters from a vape shop was purchased for just $30. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 Pyne was placed under arrest with several lighters on his person, and police confirmed that Pyne was the initial caller to Metro Communications earlier that afternoon. — Vanessa Carlson Bender, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 14 Jan. 2026 Use them to corral odds and ends such as backup remotes, coasters, reading glasses, bookmarks, and electric lighters. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lighter

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Noun

The keel-laying ceremony for the second next-generation U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) was held at Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
The fearless action and yachting photographer has spent 40 years capturing iconic images while dangling from the top of a 200-foot mast or diving beneath the keel of a racing boat.

— Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of keel

Noun

Four-person staffing will allow for two firefighters to go in while two stay out and will also allow additional firefighters to be available to drive specialized trucks, such as a water tender truck, when needed.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
Add the cauliflower rice and mixed vegetables and stir-fry for 5 to 7 minutes, until tender.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tender

Noun

That is especially true for remote communities that must have their fuel flown in or delivered by barge before the rivers ice over.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
These compact units could be manufactured in centralized factories, transported via rail or barge, and installed in clusters.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

At one point, Slemmer broke away from Pike and tried to flee, but Pike's boyfriend, Tadaryl Shipp, grabbed her and held her down while Pike slashed her with the box cutter.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Powerful cutters have whirred to life on a giant drill that will begin boring a new train tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Manhattan to New Jersey.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutter

Noun

Electric tugs docked alongside an LNG carrier being loaded at the LNG Canada docks in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada, on Monday, July 14, 2025.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
There's Teddy, of course, who may be warming up to visitors one kiss — and possibly one hair tug — at a time.

— Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of tug

Noun

Founded in 1978, the auxiliary supports sworn officers at accidents sites and natural disasters and other emergences by providing crowd control and traffic direction.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Proceeds from the May 15 event will fund local Salvation Army programs that serve families and individuals experiencing homelessness, those suffering from chemical addiction, food pantries at the auxiliary’s Community Corps Centers and senior nutrition sites across the county.

— Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Noun

The Coast Guard has deployed two search and rescue planes as well as a helicopter and a motor lifeboat.

— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Some lifeboat crew members have been abused online and had their names and photos published, and the RNLI’s Portsmouth station closed temporarily after the protest in the city earlier this month.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifeboat

Noun

Eisenberger is a former deputy aide for Collins who most recently worked for American Waterways Operators, the national trade association for the barge, towboat and tugboat industry.

— Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
When drought tightens the channel, water managers, dredge crews, and lock operators must communicate with towboat companies and shippers nearly every moment.

— Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026

Definition of towboat

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