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oilrig

oilrig is the alternative form of oil rig.

Meaning of oil rig

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

Forms of oilrig

pluraloilrigs

Origin of oilrig

From oil + rig.

Questions about oilrig

What is oilrig the alternative form of?
Oilrig is the alternative form of oil rig.

Words near oilrig in the dictionary

  1. oilpressing
  2. oilproof
  3. oilproofed
  4. oilproofing
  5. oilproofs
  6. oilrig
  7. oilrigs
  8. oils
  9. oils of turpentine
  10. oils up
  11. oilsand

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