jack-up
[ ˈjak-ˌəp]
[ˈjak-ˌəp]
: a drilling rig used in offshore drilling whose drilling platform is a barge from which legs are lowered to the bottom when over the drill site and which is raised above the water and supported on the legs to conduct drilling operations
First Known Use of jack-up
1961, in the meaning defined above
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More Synonyms and Antonyms ofjack-up
1
to lift with effort
- jack up the car so we can change that tire
2
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
- local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season
- boost,
- crane,
- elevate,
- heave,
- heft,
- heighten,
- hike,
- hoist,
- lift,
- perk (up),
- pick up,
- raise,
- take up,
- up,
- uphold,
- uplift,
- upraise