ligan

/ˈlaɪɡən/
noun
  1. Goods or cargo that are thrown overboard from a ship and are later found floating or washed ashore, with a marker attached so the owner can claim them.
    • Maritime law has special rules for recovering ligan.
    • The captain marked the barrels as ligan before throwing them overboard.
    • The fishermen discovered a crate of ligan floating near the coast.
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