ligan : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ligan	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ligan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ligan n goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered Synonym(s): lagan, lagend, ligan
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ligan \Li"gan\ (l[imac]"g[ait]n), n. [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to tie, ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law) 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.