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Recent Examples of lightship
Privately, Peterson believed that the Valencia was likely past the lightship, nearing the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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Longreads, 4 May 2023
All this means that the charming Bajoran lightship that Captain Sisko builds on Star Trek: Deep Space 9, depicted in the show as a medieval construction of metal and wood, is only feasible if the Bajoran sun were powerful enough to probably incinerate the entire space station in the first place.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 22 Oct. 2020
Outside, visitors can tour the lightship Columbia, which for three decades helped ships cross the Columbia Bar.
—oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2020
This accommodation allows guests to sleep in a 70-year-old British lightship (which is essentially a lighthouse in boat form).
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020
The lightship is safely docked in the water, only minutes away from the city center.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020
The couple, along with their two children, also live on the ship, according to the lightship’s website.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020
Shopping and sightseeing go hand-in-hand; galleries showcase local artists, boutiques sell high style and resort casual attire, emporiums carry distinctive lightship baskets.
—Danica Farley, Orange County Register, 17 July 2019
Former Massachusetts State Senator Bill Golden is selling his Nantucket lightship for $5.2 million.
—Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2019
Longreads, 4 May 2023
All this means that the charming Bajoran lightship that Captain Sisko builds on Star Trek: Deep Space 9, depicted in the show as a medieval construction of metal and wood, is only feasible if the Bajoran sun were powerful enough to probably incinerate the entire space station in the first place.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 22 Oct. 2020
Outside, visitors can tour the lightship Columbia, which for three decades helped ships cross the Columbia Bar.
—oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2020
This accommodation allows guests to sleep in a 70-year-old British lightship (which is essentially a lighthouse in boat form).
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020
The lightship is safely docked in the water, only minutes away from the city center.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020
The couple, along with their two children, also live on the ship, according to the lightship’s website.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2020
Shopping and sightseeing go hand-in-hand; galleries showcase local artists, boutiques sell high style and resort casual attire, emporiums carry distinctive lightship baskets.
—Danica Farley, Orange County Register, 17 July 2019
Former Massachusetts State Senator Bill Golden is selling his Nantucket lightship for $5.2 million.
—Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightship
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Michigan Shipwreck Research Association That discovery was announced just weeks after the 1886 wreck of the steamship Milwaukee was found more than 350 feet below the surface in Lake Michigan.CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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The expedition team's next target using the Hydrus technology is the wreck of the luxury passenger steamship SS Koombana, which disappeared somewhere off Port Hedland en route to Broome during a tropical cyclone in 1912, with 150 on board presumed to have perished.Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
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The Federal Aviation Administration also temporarily grounded the Falcon 9 fleet after one of its reusable boosters fell over and burned while landing on an offshore barge in the Atlantic Ocean.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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On Thursday, a large barge could be seen working out near the pier, where the contractor Manson Construction is setting up to restart the sand replenishment project as early as next week.Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
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Invigorate Shower Steamers Gift Set $28 Uncommon Goods Ending a long day with a nice shower and steamers is a lovely way to wind down (especially in the winter).Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
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Let the steamer cool before repeating the process and then dry with a microfiber cloth. 5.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
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Deliveries of all 737 Max planes as well as freighter models have been halted by the strike.Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Max, as well as two freighter models, the 777F and 767F, are built in unionized plants shut down by the strike.Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
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Russia has used warships from its Black Sea Fleet, as well as strategic bombers, to conduct missile strikes on targets across Ukraine, leading to hundreds of civilian casualties.Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan's second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters east of the northern Philippines.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
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The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
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Of course not, but the captain has told the wheelhouse to turn the supper tanker.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The tanker, however, will remain empty of any nuclear materials during its three-week test run.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
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Plans call for two more such connections: one 400 kV, the other 225 kV. From these three sources, the collider’s infrastructure would distribute power to the collier’s eight access shafts; from there, it’d be distributed to the rest of the collider.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024
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This particular pearl collier can be spotted on Hepburn’s neck in the final scene of Roman Holiday.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2023
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“Lightship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightship. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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