Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Lighter

A flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships, traditionally unpowered and moved and steered using "sweeps" (long oars), with their motive power provided by water currents.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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