Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,591,638,679 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Floating pier

    0.01 sec.
a landing stage or pier which rises and falls with the tide.

See also: Floating



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Two Russian ships will transfer a new floating pier to Tartous port this week," the source said, adding that after "completing the "renovation and development works, the fleet checkpoint in Tartous will be fully operational.
Last month, Yemen also struck a deal with France to build a floating pier on an island in the strategic strait of Bab El-Mandab (Gate of Tears), which links the Gulf of Aden with the Red Sea.
Training requires having a primary vessel anchored mid-stream in open ocean water, downloading equipment from another vessel to a floating platform called a Roll-On/Roll-Off Discharge Facility, then uploading it again on a secondary vessel such as a Landing Craft Utility or Landing Craft Mechanized boat for movement to a floating pier that extends from the beach into open water.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.