SINCE 1828
jack-up
noun
\ ˈjak-ˌəp
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Definition of jack-up
: a drilling rig used in offshore drilling whose drilling platform is a barge from which legs are lowered to the bottom when over the drill site and which is raised above the water and supported on the legs to conduct drilling operations
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