Meaning

1 senses
  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

    Bohrturm

    бурова́я вы́шкаburovája výška

    бурова́ ви́шкаburová výška

    rig used in drilling for oil or gas

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Tom works on an oil rig.

    Том працює на нафтовій платформі. — deniko

    ruТом работает на нефтяной платформе. — marafon

    deTom arbeitet auf einer Bohrinsel. — raggione

  2. The oil rig was engulfed in flames.

  3. Four workers were rescued from an oil rig.

  4. Ziri was on top of the oil rig.

  5. Tom made a great deal of money working on oil rigs.

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
oil-drilling platform:
Русский
By meaning 1
oil-drilling platform:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
oil-drilling platform:

Origin

From oil + rig.

From oil + rig.

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Forms

plural: oil rigs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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