jack-up

See also: jack up

English

Alternative forms
  • jackup

Etymology

Attributive use of verb phrase jack up.

Noun

jack-up (plural jack-ups)

  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. (often attributive) A machine that uses jacks or hydraulic lifts.
    a jack-up rig
    • 2020 November 18, “Network News: Wavewalker starts work at Dawlish”, in Rail, page 11:
      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.
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