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sheerleg

sheerleg noun: a floating crane, commonly used for ship salvage, loading and unloading large cargo, and the construction of bridges and ships.

Noun

sheerleg (plural sheerlegs)

  1. A floating crane, commonly used for ship salvage, loading and unloading large cargo, and the construction of bridges and ships.

Forms of sheerleg

pluralsheerlegs

Questions about sheerleg

What does sheerleg mean?
Sheerleg means a floating crane, commonly used for ship salvage, loading and unloading large cargo, and the construction of bridges and ships.
What part of speech is sheerleg?
Sheerleg is a noun.
What is the plural of sheerleg?
The plural of sheerleg is sheerlegs.

Words near sheerleg in the dictionary

  1. sheering
  2. Sheerins
  3. Sheerio
  4. Sheerios
  5. sheerish
  6. sheerleg
  7. sheerlegs
  8. sheerly
  9. sheermal
  10. sheerness
  11. Sheerness-on-Sea

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