Word: lightships
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: light
ships
Definition: Plural of lightship; a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable
Morphemes:
Affix: light
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A source of illumination.
Affix: ship
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.