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floatover

floatover noun: a marine construction in which an upper structure is prebuilt and then floated into position over a lower part, often used for offshore oil rigs.

Noun

floatover (plural floatovers)

  1. A marine construction in which an upper structure is prebuilt and then floated into position over a lower part, often used for offshore oil rigs.
    • The floatover installation is dependent on the ocean conditions, as movement must be minimised.
    • External floatovers are less common than internal ones and are more sensitive to environmental loading than internal floatovers.2005, Subrata Chakrabarti, Handbook of Offshore Engineering, page 1101

Forms of floatover

pluralfloatovers
alternative formfloat-over

Questions about floatover

What does floatover mean?
Floatover means a marine construction in which an upper structure is prebuilt and then floated into position over a lower part, often used for offshore oil rigs.
What part of speech is floatover?
Floatover is a noun.
What is the plural of floatover?
The plural of floatover is floatovers.

Words near floatover in the dictionary

  1. floatless
  2. floatline
  3. floatlines
  4. floatmaker
  5. floatmakers
  6. floatover
  7. floatovers
  8. floatovoltaic
  9. floatovoltaics
  10. floatplane
  11. floatplanes

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