lightship

• Navire ancré à un endroit précis, équipé d'un puissant feu et souvent d'un signal sonore de brume, servant d'aide à la navigation pour les autres navires, généralement là où la construction d'un phare fixe est impossible.

A ship equipped with a powerful light and often a fog signal, anchored in a specific location to serve as a navigational aid for other vessels, typically where a permanent lighthouse cannot be built.

1. Floating lighthouseC1formal

   A ship that is equipped with a powerful light and anchored in a specific location to serve as a navigational aid, typically used where building a permanent lighthouse is not feasible.

   Bateau-phare

   • The lightship was anchored near the dangerous reef to warn passing vessels.
   • Crew members lived on the lightship for months at a time.
   • Modern technology has largely replaced traditional lightships with automated buoys.