gravity platform

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(in the oil industry) a drilling platform that rests directly on the sea bed and is kept in position by its own weight; it is usually made of reinforced concrete

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Words nearby gravity platform

gravity escapement, gravity fault, gravity feed, gravity hinge, gravity meter, gravity platform, gravity railroad, gravity scale, gravity wave, gravity wind, gravlax

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How to use gravity platform in a sentence

Kickstarter is one start-up platform that seems to have realized the danger.
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He created his own crowd-funding platform for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which has yet to be launched.
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
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So not only will the GOP have control in the Senate, it will move the center of gravity on Capitol Hill hard to starboard.
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In the spring of 1933, few perceived Nazism with the gravity he did.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler|John Henry Crosby|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The specific gravity is most conveniently estimated by means of the urinometer—Squibb's is preferable (Fig. 14).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
One frequently wishes to ascertain the specific gravity of quantities of fluid too small to float an urinometer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
She would never forget it; but realizing its gravity, she decided thereupon never to tell it—the dream—to anybody.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Gordon, however, had never been a lover, and if Bernard noted Angela's gravity it was not because he felt jealous.
Confidence|Henry James