(DoD, NATO) The operation (normally carried out at anchor) of transferring crude oil cargo from a large tanker to a smaller tanker, so reducing the draft of the larger tanker to enable it to enter port.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). lightening. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/lightening/definitions/1962552 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "lightening" http://smartdefine.org/lightening/definitions/1962552 (accessed September 23, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "lightening" 4 April 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/lightening/definitions/1962552> |