Associations to the word «Lightship»

Wiktionary

LIGHTSHIP, noun. A ship equipped with a very large lamp; it can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations, as a sort of portable lighthouse.

Dictionary definition

LIGHTSHIP, noun. A ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley