A ship equipped with a very large lamp, the ship can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations. A sort of portable lighthouse.(noun)
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Use "lightvessel" in a sentence
"You’ve probably heard before that music can save your life, but it has never been as true as in this story, where a lightvessel is left with no lightbulbs in a stormy night."