"rockdumping" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈrɒkdʌmpɪŋ/
Etymology: rock + dumping Etymology templates: {{compound|en|rock|dumping}} rock + dumping Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rockdumping (uncountable)
  1. (marine engineering) The process or activity of depositing rocks onto the seabed—typically to protect or stabilize underwater structures like pipelines, cables, or platforms. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-rockdumping-en-noun-R8kqSE1y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1996, Terence Knott, Terry Knott, No Business as Usual: An Extraordinary North Sea Result, British Petroleum Company, page 104:",
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          "ref": "2025 June 24, Wikipedia contributors, “Cable protection system”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation:",
          "text": "Should the cable protection system be too buoyant, it is less likely to remain in contact with the seabed, thus the CPS is more likely to require additional remedial stability measures, such as installation of concrete mattresses, rock bags, or rockdumping.",
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