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  • noun The middle part of a body of water

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Examples

  • They have limited exposure to the older generation semisubmersibles - what we call the midwater rigs - and the midwater is going to be a market that simply lags the broader offshore market.

    unknown title 2011

  • They have limited exposure to the older generation semisubmersibles - what we call the midwater rigs - and the midwater is going to be a market that simply lags the broader offshore market.

    unknown title 2011

  • They have limited exposure to the older generation semisubmersibles - what we call the midwater rigs - and the midwater is going to be a market that simply lags the broader offshore market.

    unknown title 2011

  • A large percentage of the industry's fleet is expected to complete contracts in 2010 while weakness in the deepwater segment for conventionally moored rigs continues to persist, presenting a continued threat to near-term midwater sector fundamentals, as these more capable deepwater units bid reduced dayrates for work programs in shallower water depths.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Bioluminescence may also offer a means of communication in the dim midwater or twilight region of the sea.

    It’s Time for a Change 2008

  • The riderless tube-beast remained hovering in midwater, pulsing gently from time to time.

    Tin 2010

  • The spring fishery was dominated by large midwater trawlers operating in Div.

    Fisheries and aquaculture in the Newfoundland and Labrador Seas, Northeastern Canada 2009

  • This fishery was also dominated by large midwater trawlers, which mostly took feeding capelin that would spawn the following year.

    Fisheries and aquaculture in the Newfoundland and Labrador Seas, Northeastern Canada 2009

  • In the midwater realm, vast clouds of plankton bloom, attracting schools of fish and their predators.

    Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary 2009

  • Adopters of midwater trawling often combined family resources to purchase a larger fishing vessel, which traveled over a wider area.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

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