LIGAN - Definition

Pronunciation:		'lIgun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] goods (or wreckage) on the sea bed that is attached to a buoy so that it can be recovered

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	Synonyms:	lagan, lagend

	See Also:	wreckage

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Li"gan\ (l[imac]"gan), 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.