Definition of Lightermen. Meaning of Lightermen. Synonyms of Lightermen

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Definition of Lightermen

Lightermen
Lighterman Light"er*man (-m[a^]n), n.; pl. Lightermen (-m[e^]n). A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.

Meaning of Lightermen from wikipedia

- unpowered lighters moved by oar and water currents in the Port of London. Lightermen were one of the most characteristic groups of workers in London's docks...
- The Company of Watermen and Lightermen (CWL) is a City Guild without Grant of Livery who historically licensed Thames Watermen (now licensed by the Maritime...
- combined with their colleagues in cargo to form the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. The free water clause, introduced by the West India Dock Act of 1799...
- Pipers Island, or Piper's Island, is the third-smallest map-named island in the River Thames, in England. It is on the Reading, Berkshire reach (the head...
- Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen's Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The union was formed in 1925 when the watermen and lightermen belonging...
- livery companies own premises in London, as well as the Watermen and Lightermen which although not strictly a livery company, retains headquarters still...
- The Free Watermen and Lightermen's Almshouses (generally known as the Royal Watermen's Almshouses) on Beckenham Road / Penge High Street, Penge, Kent,...
- other styles of barge" (the people who move barges are often known as lightermen), and does not include Narrowboats and Widebeams (see also canal craft)...
- Makers (ASE) Amalgamated Society of Foremen Lightermen of River Thames Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen ****ociated Hor****'s Union...
- as the National Amalgamated Stevedores, Lightermen, Watermen and Dockers. In 1925 the watermen and lightermen considered joining the T&G, but instead...
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