moonpoolとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

moonpool (複数形 moonpools)

1. (航海) An opening in the hull of a ship allowing direct passage from the working deck to the sea. This is used in offshore operations to pass remotely operated vehicles, subsea equipment etc.

語源

A model of the Ceona Amazon, a construction and pipelaying marine vessel. The pipelaying equipment (in yellow) accesses the sea through a moon pool in the centre of the vessel.

A diving bell inside the moon pool of a diving support raft at the Solina Dam, Poland.

From moon +‎ pool, from the fact that, on some nights, moonlight can be seen reflected by the surface of the sea through the opening, making it resemble a swimming pool.^[1][2]

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈmuːnpuːl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmunˌpul/

名詞

moon pool (複数形 moon pools)

1. (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.

別の表記

• moonpool
• moon-pool

下位語

• wet porch

参照

Further reading

• moon pool on Wikipedia.
• “moon pool”, in Collins English Dictionary.