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semisubmersible

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semisub-mersible
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A tourist vessel that rides low in the water, with the majority of the vehicle submerged, with underwater windows.

noun

A low-freeboard vessel, capable of being incidentally submerged, with the majority of the hull located underwater.

adj

Alternative form of semi-submersible.

Etymology

From semi- + submersible.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semisubmersibles (plural) semi-submersible (alternative)

Synonyms

semisub

Questions

What does semisubmersible mean?
A specialised marine vessel with good stability and seakeeping characteristics, often used in offshore roles such as oil drilling.
Where does semisubmersible come from?
From semi- + submersible.

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