semisubmersible

adjective semi·sub·mers·ible \ ˌse-mē-səb-ˈmər-sə-bəl , ˌse-ˌmī- , -mi- \

Definition of semisubmersible

: being a floating deepwater drilling platform that is towed to a desired location and then partially flooded for stabilization and usually anchored

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semisubmersible

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Recent Examples of semisubmersible from the Web

The platform pictured is a semisubmersible production facility, not a drilling platform.

— New York Times, "Corrections: January 9, 2018," 8 Jan. 2018
Psubs members have been tracking the development of the drug runners’ semisubmersible creations for years.

— jim popkin, WIRED, "Authorities in Awe of Drug Runners' Jungle-Built, Kevlar-Coated Supersubs," 29 Mar. 2011

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