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Moon pool

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moon-poolnounAlternative form of moon pool. [(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.]
mouseholenounA hole through which a mouse enters a room.
mayholenoun(rare) A hole dug in the ground for dancing around on May Day, a feminist alternative to the supposedly phallic maypole.
mudbanknounAn area of mud, possibly submerged, near the edge of a body of water.
moonsailnoun(nautical) A moonraker (sail).
mud potnounAlternative form of mudpot. [(hydrology, volcanology) A type of acidic hot spring, or fumarole, with a limited amount of water.]
mast coatnoun(nautical) A piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below.
mulenounThe generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
money pitnoun(idiomatic) A possession or financial commitment, especially a building or vehicle, that creates substantial ongoing expenses, especially one whose costs are considered to be unsustainable.
molenounAny of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
moonportnounA spaceport located on a moon.
maintopnoun(nautical) A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.
mine shaftnounAlternative form of mineshaft. [A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.]
naval minenoun(military) An explosive device placed in the water and intended to destroy or deter vessels.
mudpotnounAn earthenware pot.
masoolanounAlternative form of masula. [A type of boat used on the Coromandel Coast of southeast India, typically for travelling between ships and shore. Also more fully masula boat.]
midbowmannoun(nautical) a member of the crew who works with the mast and often packs the sails below deck.
mooragenounA place where a ship or an aircraft may be moored.
mainyardnoun(sailing) The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
moleheadnounA stone bulwark forming a haven or harbour; a breakwater.

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