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laybarge

/ˈleɪˌbɑːrdʒ/

laybarge noun: a specialized barge equipped for laying subsea pipelines, typically used in offshore oil and gas operations. Laybarges are outfitted with welding stations, tensioners, stingers, and other equipment necessary for assembling and installing pipelines on the seabed.

Noun

laybarge (plural laybarges)

  1. A specialized barge equipped for laying subsea pipelines, typically used in offshore oil and gas operations. Laybarges are outfitted with welding stations, tensioners, stingers, and other equipment necessary for assembling and installing pipelines on the seabed.
    • The marine pipeline is usually laid by what the construction industry calls a “laybarge”.1973, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Offshore Ports and Terminals: Hearings Before the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, House of...
    • Closer to the coast, the large laybarge used in the open sea is replaced by smaller vessels beter able to navigate narrow channels and shallow water.1997, National Academy of Engineering, edited by Deanna J. Richards, The Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management, National Academies Press, page 157

Forms of laybarge

plurallaybarges

Origin of laybarge

From lay + barge.

Questions about laybarge

What does laybarge mean?
Laybarge means a specialized barge equipped for laying subsea pipelines, typically used in offshore oil and gas operations. Laybarges are outfitted with welding stations, tensioners, stingers, and other equipment necessary for assembling and installing pipelines on the seabed.
What part of speech is laybarge?
Laybarge is a noun.
How do you pronounce laybarge?
Laybarge is pronounced /ˈleɪˌbɑːrdʒ/.
What is the plural of laybarge?
The plural of laybarge is laybarges.

Words near laybarge in the dictionary

  1. layaways
  2. layback
  3. laybacked
  4. laybacking
  5. laybacks
  6. laybarge
  7. laybarges
  8. layby
  9. laybys
  10. layclerk
  11. layclerks

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