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jack-up en · NOUN

Etymology

Attributive use of verb phrase jack up.

Meanings

1. An increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.
   • It’s hard to stay in business with the recent jack-up in fuel costs.
2. (attributive, often) A machine that uses jacks or hydraulic lifts.
   • a jack-up rig
   • The second phase of resilience work at Dawlish station began on November 5, with the arrival off the coast of an eight-legged walking jack-up barge known as a Wavewalker. 2020 November 18, “Network News: Wavewalker starts work at Dawlish”, in Rail, page 11:

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