oil rig
A rig, consisting of a platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other…A rig, consisting of a platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products, such as natural gas.
» Tom works on an oil rig.
Tom arbeitet auf einer Bohrinsel.
Том работает на нефтяной платформе.
Том працює на нафтовій платформі.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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
Bohrturm
бурова́я вы́шкаburovája výška
бурова́ ви́шкаburová výška
rig used in drilling for oil or gas
Examples
5 sentencesTom works on an oil rig.
Том працює на нафтовій платформі. — deniko
ruТом работает на нефтяной платформе. — marafon
deTom arbeitet auf einer Bohrinsel. — raggione
The oil rig was engulfed in flames.
Four workers were rescued from an oil rig.
Ziri was on top of the oil rig.
Tom made a great deal of money working on oil rigs.
Translations
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Origin
From oil + rig.From oil + rig.
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