sem|i|sub|mers|i|ble

sem|i|sub|mers|i|ble
sem|i|sub|mers|i|ble «SEHM ee suhb MUR suh buhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
partly submersible; fixed so that it floats on water: »

a semisubmersible oil-drilling rig.

–n.
a semisubmersible vessel, rig, or other structure.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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