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lightship

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Editorial note

Niantic's Lightship SDK is another attempt, be the platform everyone else builds their AR stuff on.

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Quick take

(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.

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noun

(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for lightship.

noun

(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.

Example sentences

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Niantic's Lightship SDK is another attempt, be the platform everyone else builds their AR stuff on.

2

It’s a shame; I think their Lightship platform sounds pretty interesting, if it can accelerate AR game implementation.

3

I threw parties on the lightship Nantucket (LV-112), although those were day parties.

4

The data from POI that are able to activate can be accessed with a free account on Niantic Lightship [1], and has been available for a while.

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The Lightship and Boulder come to mind for instance.

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Later on, John Ulrich, who owned Lightship Software, the publisher of MacScheme, came to work at Apple and became a friend and colleague.

Proper noun examples

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I do think it wasn't until after Pokemon Go launched and they saw the success of it, that they shifted focus to be more of a platform for these types of experiences (see Niantic Lightship).

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How do you use lightship in a sentence?

Niantic's Lightship SDK is another attempt, be the platform everyone else builds their AR stuff on.

What does lightship mean?

(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.

What part of speech is lightship?

lightship is commonly used as noun.