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semisubmersible

semisubmersible noun: a specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling. Also the alternative form of semi-submersible.

Noun

semisubmersible (plural semisubmersibles)

  1. A specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling.
  2. A tourist vessel that rides low in the water, with the majority of the vehicle submerged, with underwater windows.
  3. A low-freeboard vessel, capable of being incidentally submerged, with the majority of the hull located underwater.

Also used as

semisubmersible is also the alternative form of semi-submersible.

Synonyms of semisubmersible

Forms of semisubmersible

pluralsemisubmersibles
alternative formsemi-submersible

Origin of semisubmersible

From semi- + submersible.

Questions about semisubmersible

What does semisubmersible mean?
Semisubmersible means a specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling.
What part of speech is semisubmersible?
Semisubmersible is a noun.
What is the plural of semisubmersible?
The plural of semisubmersible is semisubmersibles.

Words near semisubmersible in the dictionary

  1. semisub
  2. semisubjective
  3. semisubmarine
  4. semisubmarines
  5. semisubmerged
  6. semisubmersible
  7. semisubmersibles
  8. semisubs
  9. semisubterranean
  10. semisuburban
  11. semisuccess

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