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"An opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below."
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"(nautical, chiefly oil industry) An opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below."
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"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
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"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
"word": "Moonpool"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
"word": "ムーンプール"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "månbassäng"
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"Douglas Rutherford",
"Solina Dam"
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"An opening in the base of the hull of a vessel (especially a marine drilling platform), which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below."
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"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
"word": "moonpool"
},
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"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
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"word": "puits central"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
"word": "Moonpool"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "opening in the base of the hull of a vessel, which is used for lowering equipment into the sea below",
"word": "ムーンプール"
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