"Semi-submersible" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
An offshore structure, such as a drilling or production platform, that has a hull designed to be partially submerged in seawater but with a relatively narrow base able to stand above the surface.
Having some skill, experience, or expertise in a particular field, but not quite to the level of a true professional.<br><br>Example: "She was a semi-professional ballet dancer, who performed in local productions but not for a full-time living."
A semi-quaver is a musical note that lasts half the length of a quaver. It is a note of the eighth note type and is usually represented as a beam or a stem. In music notation, it is often denoted by the abbreviation "sin."
Holding or showing a moderate level of skill or training in a particular area, but not to a high or professional standard.
A semi-trailer, also known as a semi, semi-truck, or eighteen-wheeler, is a large articulated vehicle used for transporting goods or materials over land. It consists of a combination of a tractor unit (which pulls the trailer) attached to a semi-trailer unit, hence the name. The trailer is not connected by a fixed axle to the tractor and is designed to be easily detachable.
Halfway; partially.<br><br>Example: "The movie was a semi-success" (not entirely successful, but somewhat successful).