Oil rig

Oil rig

Oil rig may refer to

OIL RIG or OILRIG may refer to :

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  • oil rig — oilrig oil rig . A structure and associated machinery used in drilling for oil or gas; it is usually in the form of a tower. Called also {drilling rig}. Syn: drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oil rig — ˈoil rig noun [countable] a large structure with equipment for getting oil from under the sea bottom or under the ground * * * oil rig UK US noun [C] ► NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION a large structure with equipment for getting oil from under the… …   Financial and business terms

  • oil rig — oil ,rig noun count an oil platform and all the machines and equipment used on it: He works on the oil rigs. a former oil rig worker …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • oil rig — also oil .platform n a large structure on the land or in the sea, which has equipment for getting oil from under the ground …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • oil rig — oil rigs N COUNT An oil rig is a structure on land or in the sea that is used when getting oil from the ground …   English dictionary

  • oil rig — ► NOUN ▪ an oil platform …   English terms dictionary

  • oil rig — noun rig used in drilling for oil or gas • Syn: ↑drill rig, ↑drilling rig, ↑oilrig • Hypernyms: ↑rig • Hyponyms: ↑drilling platform, ↑offshore rig * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • oil rig — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms oil rig : singular oil rig plural oil rigs an oil platform and all the machines and equipment used on it He works on the oil rigs. a former oil rig worker …   English dictionary

  • oil rig — noun A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas. Syn: drill rig, drilling rig …   Wiktionary

  • oil rig — /ˈɔɪl rɪg/ (say oyl rig) noun the entire structure including all the apparatus needed in drilling for oil …  

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