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plural of lightship
Synonyms of lightships
as in warships, steamships
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for lightships
- aircraft carriers,
- argosies,
- barges,
- coasters,
- colliers,
- containerships,
- corvettes,
- cruisers,
- cutters,
- destroyers,
- ferryboats,
- flagships,
- freighters,
- icebreakers,
- ironclads,
- liners,
- men-of-war
- (also men-o'-war),
- merchantmen,
- merchant ships,
- motor ships,
- packets,
- steamers,
- steamships,
- superliners,
- supertankers,
- tankers,
- traders,
- tramps,
- transports,
- warships,
- watercrafts
- barks
- (or barques),
- brigantines,
- brigs,
- caravels,
- clippers,
- junk,
- ketches,
- sailboats,
- schooners,
- square-riggers,
- tall ships,
- windjammers,
- xebecs,
- yachts
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“Lightships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightships. Accessed 26 Jun. 2022.
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