All 9 Uses

massive
in
The Hunt for Red October
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Massive landing gear struts and shock absorbers were needed to lessen the bone-crushing impact.†
Chpt 7.

massive = very large
It had to be to accommodate the massive, barrel-shaped steel vessel.†
Chpt 7.
The general referred to the massive TV tower whose construction Narmonov had personally supervised while head of the Central Communications Directorate.†
Chpt 9.
A minute later everyone aboard felt the vibration as the October's massive diesel engine cranked on battery power.†
Chpt 13.
The bird turned slowly to move back southwest, its massive rotor raising spray from the waters of Pamlico Sound.†
Chpt 15.
The hulk had been sitting up at an angle, propped up by a massive boulder.†
Chpt 15.
The massive satellite, called a RORSAT, for radar ocean reconnaissance satellite, was specifically designed for maritime surveillance.†
Chpt 16.
Mancuso frowned at his chart, nervous at being forced to pilot the massive submarine in so cavalier a manner.†
Chpt 17. *
The Paducah turned into the main channel, past the Saratoga, which was sitting under a massive crane, and headed towards a mile-long line of piers in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.†
Chpt 18.

Definitions:

(1) (massive)
very large in size, number, or effect
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
In geology, massive can refer to a type of rock rather than the size of a rock.