A light musket or firelock.
A colored flare used as a warning on the railroad.
A large friction match.
A fuse for an explosive.
One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
A conical, grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.
A person who lights things.
A flat-bottomed boat for carrying heavy loads across short distances (especially for canals or for loading or unloading larger boats).
To transfer cargo or fuel from (a ship), lightening it to make its draft less or to make it easier to refloat.
To transfer (cargo or passengers) to or from a ship by means of a lighter or other small vessel.