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drilling rig

drilling rig noun: an oil rig.

Noun

drilling rig (plural drilling rigs)

  1. An oil rig.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drilling, rig.
    • DFI planned to commission a drilling rig to begin an extensive evaluation of the Barteajam and the Henry Town gold prospects in 20092010, Geological Survey (U.S.), Minerals Yearbook 2008, volume 3, pages 19–22
    • To reinforce the ground behind the headwall, more than 636 'soil nails' were driven into the wall and connected to the concrete lining. The nails, consisting of steel or glass fibre reinforced polymer tendons, were inserted using a specialised drilling rig.2020 August 12, “Network News: HS2 tunnel portal readied for TBMs”, in Rail, page 10

Forms of drilling rig

pluraldrilling rigs
alternative formdrill rig

Questions about drilling rig

What does drilling rig mean?
Drilling rig means an oil rig.
What part of speech is drilling rig?
Drilling rig is a noun.
What is the plural of drilling rig?
The plural of drilling rig is drilling rigs.

Words near drilling rig in the dictionary

  1. drilling fluid
  2. drilling fluids
  3. drilling hammer
  4. drilling in
  5. drilling out
  6. drilling rig
  7. drilling rigs
  8. drilling through
  9. drilling up
  10. drillings
  11. drillmaster

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