semisubmersible

See also: semi-submersible

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

semi- +‎ submersible

Noun

semisubmersible (plural semisubmersibles)

  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.
    Hyponyms: tourist sub, tourist submersible, tourist submarine
  3. A low-freeboard vessel, capable of being incidentally submerged, with the majority of the hull located underwater.
    Hyponyms: narcosub, narcosubmersible

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Adjective

semisubmersible (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of semi-submersible
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