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Definition of Semipermanent
1. Adjective. Relating to or extending over a relatively long time. "A long-term investment"
Definition of Semipermanent
1. n. Half or partly permanent.
Definition of Semipermanent
1. Adjective. Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Semipermanent
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Semipermanent
Literary usage of Semipermanent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Railway Artillery: A Report on the Characteristics, Scope of Utility, Etc by United States Army. Ordnance Dept, Harry W. Miller (1921)
"It includes, likewise, the heavy semipermanent railway artillery repair shop,
general equipment, ammunition and spare parts depots, and a proving ground for ..."
2. Physics of the Air by William Jackson Humphreys (1920)
"Naturally they have been much studied and therefore variously classified, especially
according: to duration, as semipermanent and migratory; ..."
3. Drill Regulations for Signal Troops by United States War Dept (1917)
"There are two general classes of camps; semipermanent camps and temporary camps.
... semipermanent camps are used for troops in mobilization, concentration, ..."
4. Dust Preventives and Road Binders by Prévost Hubbard (1910)
"semipermanent binders may be used to advantage in many cases, ... A choice between
permanent, semipermanent and temporary binders for use on park roads may ..."
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