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Meaning of "sheerleg" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHEERLEG

sheerleg  [ˈʃɪəˌleɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHEERLEG

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conjunction
determiner
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Sheerleg is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHEERLEG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sheerleg

Sheerleg

A sheerleg is a floating crane, but, unlike crane vessels, it is not capable of rotating the crane independently of the ship. There is huge variety in sheerleg capacity. The smaller cranes start around 50 tons in lifting capacity, with the largest being able to lift over 4000 tons. The bigger sheerlegs usually have their own propulsion system and have a large accommodation facility on board, while smaller units are floating pontoons that need to be towed to their workplace by tugboats. Sheerlegs are commonly used for ship salvage, assistance in shipbuilding, loading and unloading large cargo into ships, and bridge building. They have grown considerably larger over the last decades because of growth, mainly because the components of ships and harbor equipment have grown as well.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHEERLEG


gleg
ɡleɡ
jackleg
ˈdʒækleɡ
jockteleg
ˈdʒɒktəˌleɡ
midleg
ˈmɪdˌleɡ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHEERLEG

sheepshank
sheepshead
sheepshearer
sheepshearing
sheepskin
sheepskin jacket
sheeptrack
sheepwalk
sheepy
sheer
sheerlegs
sheerly
Sheerness
sheesh
sheet
sheet anchor
sheet bend
sheet down
sheet feed
sheet ice

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHEERLEG

an arm and a leg
blackleg
bootleg
dead leg
dogleg
fleg
foreleg
inside leg
leg
long leg
lower leg
pant leg
peg leg
redleg
shake a leg
shearleg
square leg
table leg
trouser leg
wooden leg

Synonyms and antonyms of sheerleg in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sheerleg» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHEERLEG

Find out the translation of sheerleg to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sheerleg from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sheerleg» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sheerleg
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sheerleg
570 millions of speakers

English

sheerleg
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sheerleg
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sheerleg
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sheerleg
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sheerleg
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sheerleg
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sheerleg
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semata-mata
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwimmkran
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sheerleg
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sheerleg
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sheerleg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sheerleg
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sheerleg
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेलरग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sheerleg
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sheerleg
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sheerleg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sheerleg
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sheerleg
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

sheerleg
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sheerleg
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sheerleg
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sheerleg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sheerleg

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEERLEG»

The term «sheerleg» is normally little used and occupies the 127.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sheerleg

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEERLEG»

Discover the use of sheerleg in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sheerleg and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Converting Offshore Wind into Electricity
... Nysted, Princess Amalia, Horns Rev 1 Rambiz Sheerleg crane >100 3,300 Beatrice, Thornton Bank, Nysted Sea Jack Jackup barge 35 1,300 Princess Amalia, Arklow, Scroby Sands Svanen Heavy lift vessel >100 8,700 OWEZ, Rhyl Flats, ...
Jos Beurskens, 2011
2
Sizewell B Power Station
Simon Fullalove. TUNNELS VOWLES SHERIDAN 72 ICE activities and services PROCEEDINGS OF THE. Fig. 9. 400 t sheerleg pontoons lowering 100m standard unit. suspension points were therefore near the midpoint and seaward end, ...
Simon Fullalove, 1995
3
On the Spur of Speed
Therewas not the luxury ofactual sheerlegs, sothe foremast and mizzenmast formed two legs ofthe sheers held together at their tops with a sheerhead lashing, with adouble block lufftackle suspended. One sheerleg was positioned against the ...
J. E. Fender, 2009
4
Offshore Wind: A Comprehensive Guide to Successful Offshore ...
This would possibly be done by a floating sheerleg crane in port or, if possible, as a rollout by means of heavy goods trailers—also known as self-propelled modular trailers or SPMTs. The loading could be carried out in either way.
Kurt E. Thomsen, 2012
5
Norspec 70: the North Sea Spectrum: the proceedings of a ...
As mentioned above the main sheerleg fully boomed-up has a lifting height of 30 m. (98.4 ft. )above the pontoon deck. At this position the sheerleg has an outreach of 8 m. (26 ft.) from the fore end of the pontoon. This is the position where the ...
Kenneth D. Troup, 1971
6
Ship and Boat and Marine Trader
50 tons Maximum sheerleg lift ... 20 tons Pumping capacity 150 tons /nr. The vessel is of welded construction and has been designed with a view to obtaining a versatile unit capable of undertaking the salvage of sunken craft, the installation of ...
‎1959
7
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
50 tons Maximum sheerleg lift . . 20 tons Pumping capacity . . 150 tons/hr. The hull is of rectangular form divided by bulkheads into the aft peak ballast space, generator and pump room, messrooms, hold and workshop and fore peak ballast  ...
‎1959
8
Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark ...
In a crane of the kind having a boom or sheerleg which is mounted for pivotal movement about a first horizontal axis, an upper block assembly suspended from said boom or sheerleg, a lower block assembly, a cable system suspending the ...
‎1991
9
Engineering
4 Expanded polystyrene spheres shown in a disconnected pipe 5 Expansion equipment erected on board the sheerleg Arend in Sukkertoppen harbour 6 Pumping station erected adjacent to the expansion equipment on the sheerleg Arend ...
‎1968
10
Railway Wonders of the World
Four wooden cantilever brackets were put together on barges, and by means of the floating sheerleg derrick were hoisted in position on the adjacent ends of the fixed spans. The bases of these brackets rested on the piers, while the tops were  ...
Frederick A. Talbot, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEERLEG»

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'Game changer' TZ crane makes 1st lift
A floating sheerleg crane that was built on a 384-foot barge, making it one of the world's largest. • Can lift 1,929 tons at once, which is equal to 12 Statues of ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Apr 15»
2
EnBW pins down Baltic 2
The sheerleg crane vessel Taklift 4 will install the jackets from later in the second quarter or early in the third quarter. Foundation work is being coordinated by an ... «reNews, Apr 14»
3
Super Crane Sails Through Panama Canal
After passing through the Panama Canal, the floating sheerleg crane crossed the Gulf of Mexico and made its way up the East Coast, through the New York ... «Construction Equipment Guide, Feb 14»
4
VIDEO: The wreck of the Astrid is salvaged in Kinsale, Co Cork
The 45m 'sheerleg' crane, operated by GPS Marine, used its powerful 36m high crane to bring the 250-tonne Astrid to the surface. As the hull emerged from the ... «BreakingNews.ie, Sep 13»
5
Sullivan Visits Tulsa Manufacturing Company
Asian Hercules III, a floating sheerleg crane, will be one of the largest in the Far East, and it is being constructed in the port city of Nantong, China. The Asian ... «KTUL, Jul 12»
6
Preparation complete as work begins on new Forth Bridge
... barge was submerged by seven metres, allowing the caisson to be lifted off by the massive red 60-metre sheerleg crane, which then manoeuvred it into place. «Scotsman, Jun 12»
7
How could the Costa Concordia be salvaged?
Before removing the wreck, the company cut the ship into nine sections which were lifted out of the water by a 1,000-tonne sheerleg (or floating) crane. «thejournal.ie, Jan 12»
8
Sheerleg barge performs swift, cost-effective platform removal
During the summer season, the 1,600-metric ton sheerleg Taklift 4 was mobilized to remove the K10-V platform, situated 80 mi offshore the port of IJmuiden. «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
9
Giant crane lifts HMS Belfast's collapsed gangway out of the river
Work to implement the plan is underway and as part of this a crane barge (sheerleg crane) is being brought in on Friday 16 December to remove the damaged ... «London SE1, Dec 11»
10
Mammoet PTC claims world record.
Mammoet says that “the maximum design load on the jib is 2,900 tonnes which sets a world record among jib and sheerleg cranes”. Mammoet has successfully ... «Vertikal.net, Nov 11»

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