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.