to lighter; to transship by lighter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to transport by lighter; to transship between shore and ship or between ships
technicalA specific maritime/logistics term. The vehicle used is typically a 'lighter' (驳船 bóchuán).
Dà大
huò货
lún轮
wú无
fǎ法
kào靠
àn岸
，
huò货
wù物
xū需
yào要
bó驳
yùn运
dào到
mǎ码
tóu头
。
The large cargo ship cannot dock, so the goods need to be lightered to the wharf.
Gǎng港
kǒu口
fán繁
máng忙
shí时
，
bó驳
yùn运
yè业
wù务
liàng量
huì会
dà大
zēng增
。
When the port is busy, the volume of lightering operations increases significantly.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
sōu艘
chuán船
zhèng正
zài在
hǎi海
shàng上
jìn进
xíng行
bó驳
yùn运
zuò作
yè业
。
These two ships are conducting transshipment operations at sea.