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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
semisubmersible
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Psubs members have been tracking the development of the drug runners’ semisubmersible creations for years.
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First Known Use of semisubmersible
1962
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