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sausage boom

sausage boom  n.— «Noticed very little sheen on the water. Pads, sausage booms and oil dry placed as a precaution, but no visible spill remains in the water. Wharfingers are monitoring the situation.» —“Hazardous Materials Spill...

sausage boom

sausage boom n. a barrier made of floating, linked cylinders used to contain oil spills in water. Editorial Note: NOAA has a good photo of a sausage boom. Etymological Note: From the similarity to sausage links. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

sausage boom

sausage boom  n.— «Workers placing additional sausage boom in creek, on west side of tracks.» —“AR Photo Gallery: Canyon Derailment” Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention and...