jumboize
jumboize verb: to lengthen (a ship) by replacing an existing section with a longer section or inserting an additional section.
Verb
jumboize (third-person singular simple present jumboizes, present participle jumboizing, simple past and past participle jumboized)
- To lengthen (a ship) by replacing an existing section with a longer section or inserting an additional section.
- The replacement and enlargement of the entire cargo section, commonly called "jumboizing," of one of the smaller American-flag tankers, now under bareboat charter to the Company, was completed in September.1945, Atlantic Refining Company, Annual Report, The Company
- This year the Great Lakes fleet will have four so-called "jumboized" ocean tanks with mid-body sections built in Europe and towed across the Atlantic Ocean and joined to salvaged bow and stern sections.1953, Minnesota. Legislature. Commission on Taxation of Iron Ore, Report Submitted to the Minnesota Legislature
Forms of jumboize
| third-person singular present | jumboizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | jumboizing |
| past participle | jumboized |
| past | jumboized |
| alternative form | jumboise |
Origin of jumboize
From jumbo + -ize.
Words formed from jumboize
Questions about jumboize
- What does jumboize mean?
- Jumboize means to lengthen (a ship) by replacing an existing section with a longer section or inserting an additional section.
- What part of speech is jumboize?
- Jumboize is a verb.
- What is the past tense of jumboize?
- The past tense of jumboize is jumboized.
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