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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jakki appu gata rigu
"新しいジャッキアップ型リグが海上に曳航されました。"
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A mobile structure, such as an offshore drilling rig, featuring movable legs that can be lowered to the ground or seabed to raise the main platform above the water or surface level.
"The oil company deployed a new jack-up to drill exploratory wells in the shallow waters of the gulf."
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Designated to describe machinery, platforms, or barges that utilize retractable legs for elevation.
"Several jack-up rigs were secured in the harbor ahead of the approaching tropical storm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'jack up', which originated in the late 19th century from the mechanical device 'jack' (dating back to the 16th century as a common name for a mechanical lifting apparatus). Over time, the engineering and maritime industries adopted 'jack-up' as a compound noun and adjective to describe structures, such as oil rigs, equipped with legs that can be lowered to the seabed to elevate the hull above water.
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autoélévateur
Transliteration: o-to-e-le-va-tœʁ
"La compagnie pétrolière a affrété un nouvel autoélévateur pour les travaux en mer."
Hubinsel
Transliteration: huːpˌɪnzəl
"Die Hubinsel wurde erfolgreich am Meeresboden verankert."
piattaforma autoelevante
Transliteration: piattaˈfɔrma awtoeˈlevante
"La piattaforma autoelevante è stata posizionata nell'area di scavo."
plataforma autoelevadora
Transliteration: plataˈfoɾma awtoelevaˈdoɾa
"Una plataforma autoelevadora comenzó las operaciones de perforación."
plataforma auto-elevatória
Transliteration: plataˈfɔɾmɐ awtu elevɐˈtɔɾjɐ
"A plataforma auto-elevatória foi contratada para o projeto offshore."
जैक-अप रिग
Transliteration: jaik-ap rig
"तथ्य यह है कि जैक-अप रिग उथले पानी में बहुत उपयोगी है।"
自升式平台
Transliteration: zì shēng shì píng tái
"这座自升式平台已经到达了指定的海域。"
잭업 플랫폼
Transliteration: jaek-eop peul-laet-pom
"새로운 잭업 플랫폼이 해양 시추 작업을 위해 배치되었습니다."
ジャッキアップ型リグ
Transliteration: jakki appu gata rigu
"新しいジャッキアップ型リグが海上に曳航されました。"
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