moon pool
muːn puːl
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Definition of moon pool - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
oil industryTECH.shaft in ship's hull for deep-sea drillingTECH.
  • Drilling operations commenced through the moon pool.
borehole
2.
maritimeTECH.opening in a vessel's hull for equipment deploymentTECH.
  • The crew used the moon pool to lower the submarine.
well
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Images of moon pool

  • moon pool: opening in a vessel's hull for equipment deployment
    opening in a vessel's hull for equipment deployment

Expressions with moon

blue moonn.
long time
I haven't seen him in a blue moon.
moon overv.
spend time thinking about someone or something
She would moon over her crush for hours.
sickle moonn.
crescent-shaped moon visible in the sky
The sickle moon hung low in the evening sky.
blood moonn.
lunar eclipse where the moon appears reddish
During the blood moon, the sky turned a deep, eerie red..
aim for the moonv.
decide on extremely challenging objectives and work hard to reach them
If you aim for the moon, you might still reach the stars.
once in a blue moonadv.
happening very rarely or infrequently
He visits us once in a blue moon.

Expressions with pool

pool moneyv.
collect money for a common purpose
The team pooled money for the charity event.
pool resourcesv.
combine resources for a common purpose
The companies decided to pool resources to develop the new technology.
pool togetherv.
combine resources or efforts for a common goal
They decided to pool together their money to buy a gift.
dirty pooln.
unfair or dishonest actions to win in competition
He accused his opponent of dirty pool during the debate.
pool of talentn.
group of skilled people available for work
The company has a large pool of talent to choose from.
pool one's effortsv.
share tasks to achieve a common goal
They pooled their efforts to organize the charity event successfully.
pool one's resourcesv.
combine resources with others for a common goal
They decided to pool their resources to start the new business.
shoot poolv.
play the game of pool using a cue stick
We decided to shoot pool at the local bar.
dead pooln.
game predicting when famous people will die
They started a dead pool for celebrities.
swimming pooln.
facility providing a place to swim
The swimming pool is open for all residents to enjoy.

Terms related to moon pool

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
explorationextractionoffshorepetroleumplatformrigwelldeploymenthullmarinenauticalopening

Examples of moon pool in a sentence

  • Engineers inspected the moon pool for maintenance.
  • Divers entered the water through the moon pool.
  • The moon pool allowed for easy deployment of research equipment.

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  1. French:trou de forage, trou d'accès, ...
  2. German:Moonpool, Mondpool, ...
  3. Italian:apertura nella chiglia, pozzo lunare, ...
  4. Spanish:pozo de luna, escotilla de luna, ...
  5. Portuguese:poço de perfuração, poço de lua, ...
  6. Chinese:钻探井口, 月池, ...
  7. Japanese:ムーンプール, 開口部, ...
  8. Arabic:فَتْحَة قَمَر, حوض القمر, ...
  9. Hebrew:בְּרֵכַת יָרֵחַ, פֶּתַח צִיּוּד, ...
  10. Russian:лунный бассейн, ...
  11. Ukrainian:шахта, місячний люк, ...
  12. Hindi:मून पूल, जलाशय, ...
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