oil rig
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oil rig
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From oil + rig.
noun oil rigs · oilrig
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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
Similar: drill rig, drilling rig, oil platform
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noun oil-drilling platform
| Español | torre petrolera, plataforma petrolífera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 石油プラットフォーム sekiyu purattofōmu, 石油リグ sekiyu rigu |
| 中文 | 石油鑽塔 /石油钻塔 shíyóu zuàntǎ, 石油鑽台 shíyóu zuàntái |
| Português | plataforma de poço de petróleo |
| Français | foreuse |
| Deutsch | Bohrturm |
| Italiano | impianto di trivellazione |
| Русский | бурова́я вы́шка burovája výška |
| עברית | אַסְדַּת קִדּוּחַ asdát qiddúaẖ, אַסְדַּת נֵפְט asdát neft |
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