Meaning

A specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling..

Definitions by Sense

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.
4. Alternative form of semi-submersible.

Word Forms

• semisubmersibles
• semi-submersible

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When Should You Use Semisubmersible?

Use semisubmersible when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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