jack-up rig

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noun

an offshore drill rig or platform having a floating hull fitted with retractable legs that can be lowered to the seabed to elevate the hull above wave level.

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Origin of jack-up rig

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby jack-up rig

Jack-the-rags, Jack the Ripper, jack towel, jack truss, jack-up, jack-up rig, jacky, jackyard, Jacky Howe, jacky tar, Jacmel