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ligan

ligan

9.9
Goods or wreckage that lie on the sea bottom and are marked by a buoy so people can recover them
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪɡən/
  • Archaic
: ligan
  • The salvage crew located the ligan quickly because it was attached to a floating marker.

Examples

  • English maritime law distinguishes between ligan, flotsam, jetsam, and derelict.

  • Centuries ago, merchants often relied on ligan buoys to mark valuable cargo lost in storms.

  • Look at that ligan!

  • The ligan was marked with a bright buoy.

  • The salvage crew located the ligan quickly because it was attached to a floating marker.

  • Centuries ago, merchants often relied on ligan buoys to mark valuable cargo lost in storms.

  • English maritime law distinguishes between ligan, flotsam, jetsam, and derelict.

Synonyms

lagend
vsligan
  • Archaic
9.9

Items from a sunken ship on the sea floor marked by a buoy for recovery

is the same meaning but written as a variant spelling
lagan
vsligan
  • Archaic
9.9

Items left in the sea with a buoy so people can find them later

focuses on items lying on the sea bed rather than the act of casting

Surface Forms

ligan singular
ligans plural

Etymology

The word ligan comes from an old English word like lie meaning 'to lie' or 'to rest'. It was used for goods that 'lie' on the sea bed and are attached to a buoy so they can be found and taken back, so ligan now means wreckage or cargo left on the bottom and kept for recovery.