LIGAN

lagan, lagend, ligan

(noun) goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ligan (uncountable)

Alternative form of lagan

Anagrams

• Gilan, Glina, Laing, Langi, Liang, algin, align, ganil, liang, linga

Source: Wiktionary


Li"gan, n.Etym: [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to tie, ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law)

Definition: Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that they may be found again. See Jetsam and Flotsam. [Written also lagan.] Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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