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oil rig

oil rig noun: a rig, consisting of a platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products, such as natural gas.

oil rig: a rig, consisting of a platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products,...
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Noun

oil rig (plural oil rigs)

  1. A rig, consisting of a platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products, such as natural gas.
    • Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) drill rig, drilling rig, oil platform

oil rig meaning in Indonesian

oil rig in Indonesian

oil-drilling platform
rig pengeboran

Synonyms of oil rig

Forms of oil rig

pluraloil rigs
alternative formoilrig

Origin of oil rig

From oil + rig.

Questions about oil rig

What does oil rig mean?
Oil rig means a rig, consisting of a platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products, such as natural gas.
What is oil rig in Indonesian?
Oil rig in Indonesian is rig pengeboran. See Oil rig meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is oil rig?
Oil rig is a noun.
What is the plural of oil rig?
The plural of oil rig is oil rigs.

Words near oil rig in the dictionary

  1. oil refineries
  2. oil refinery
  3. oil refining
  4. oil reservoir
  5. oil reservoirs
  6. oil rig
  7. oil rigs
  8. Oil Rivers
  9. oil sand
  10. oil sands
  11. oil shale

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