How do you use Sverdrup in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like explorer or adventurer, plus the exact meaning.
Sverdrup in a sentence
Sverdrup meaning
A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.
Synonyms of Sverdrup
Using Sverdrup
- The main meaning on this page is: A unit of measure of volume transport, used in oceanography, equal to 1 million cubic metres per second.
- Useful related words include: otto neumann sverdrup, explorer, adventurer.
- In the example corpus, sverdrup often appears in combinations such as: johan sverdrup, harald sverdrup.
Context around Sverdrup
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sverdrup
- In this selection, "sverdrup" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, johan, harald, otto, project, field and came stand out and add context to how "sverdrup" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and harald sverdrup s lysets and appointed johan sverdrup as prime. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sverdrup" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sverdrup
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The resulting Sverdrup transport is equatorward. (6 words)
In 1884 the king appointed Johan Sverdrup as prime minister, thus establishing parliamentarism. (13 words)
During World War II Sverdrup was chief engineer to General Douglas MacArthur, for whom he built many bridges. (18 words)
In November Nansen announced his plan: when the ship passed latitude 83° he and Hjalmar Johansen would leave the ship with the dogs and make for the pole while Fram, under Sverdrup, continued its drift until it emerged from the ice in the North Atlantic. (45 words)
Equinor has awarded about 70% of contracts on phase one of the giant Johan Sverdrup project off Norway to local contractors such as Aibel, Kvaerner and Aker Solutions, and expects an even higher proportion for phase two of the field development scheme. (42 words)
Kvaerner said the utilities and living quarters topsides for the Equinor-led Johan Sverdrup oilfield development off Norway is nearing completion at its Stord facility and on track for delivery early next year. (33 words)
Example sentences (14)
According to him, the Norwegian grade of North Sea oil, which the Belarusian plant received, is called Johan Sverdrup.
Equinor has awarded about 70% of contracts on phase one of the giant Johan Sverdrup project off Norway to local contractors such as Aibel, Kvaerner and Aker Solutions, and expects an even higher proportion for phase two of the field development scheme.
Equinor has gained key safety consents to pave the way for start-up of its giant Johan Sverdrup field off Norway later this year.
Many people at Mongstad have been involved in preparing the reception of oil from Johan Sverdrup, including Equinor employees and many suppliers.
The news of cost reductions at Johan Sverdrup came as Equinor posted a rise in profits for the second quarter of the year despite a fall in revenue.
During World War II Sverdrup was chief engineer to General Douglas MacArthur, for whom he built many bridges.
Kvaerner said the utilities and living quarters topsides for the Equinor-led Johan Sverdrup oilfield development off Norway is nearing completion at its Stord facility and on track for delivery early next year.
Although he was unable to reach the North Pole, the scientific results of the expedition, mainly the work of Sverdrup, have proven to be of considerable value.
In 1884 the king appointed Johan Sverdrup as prime minister, thus establishing parliamentarism.
In contrast to Amundsen's earlier expeditions, this was expected to yield more material for academic research, and he carried the geophysicist Harald Sverdrup on board.
In November Nansen announced his plan: when the ship passed latitude 83° he and Hjalmar Johansen would leave the ship with the dogs and make for the pole while Fram, under Sverdrup, continued its drift until it emerged from the ice in the North Atlantic.
In poetry Rolf Jacobsen 's Nattåpent sold almost 20,000 copies and Harald Sverdrup 's Lysets øyeblikk was also very well received.
The engagement surprised many, since Nansen had previously expressed himself forcefully against the institution of marriage; Otto Sverdrup assumed he had read the message wrongly.
The resulting Sverdrup transport is equatorward.
Common combinations with sverdrup
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: