Unit 5 Working offshoreDimensions / Offshore fixed platforms

Word

Definition Translation

about (prep) concerning or relating to a particular subject

bore (n) the measurement of the width of the inside of a long hollow object

deep (adj) used to say what distance something goes down from the top or surface, for example the hole is three metres deep

depth (n) the distance from the top surface of something, for example a hole, to the bottom of it

diameter (n) a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line

heliport (n) a small airport for helicopters

long (adj) used to talk or ask about a particular length, for example, thirty metres long

metre (n) the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system

offshore (adj) in or under the sea and not far from the coast

sea bed (n) the land at the bottom of the sea

thick (adj) measuring a particular distance between two opposite sides or surfaces of something, for example, two metres thick

wide (adj) measuring a particular distance from one side to the other

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