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oil rig

noun

Etymology

From oil + rig.

  1. derived from *rign-✻
  2. derived from *rik-✻
  3. compounded as oil rig — “oil + rig”

Definitions

  1. A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum…

    A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.

    • Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) drill rig, drilling rig, oil platform

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