oil rig
noun
: a structure above an oil well on land or in the sea that has special equipment attached to it for drilling and removing oil from the ground
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But bright white spotlights from the 25-story oil rig nearby illuminated the dark waves and attracted the fisherman’s prize — yellowfin tuna.
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Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
The movie focuses on the community in Big Sky country, who are nervous about a recent power outage on an oil rig.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
In season 1, Ariana lost her husband — and the father of her infant son — in an oil rig explosion.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
The system could be used to examine ships, check weld joints on bridge supports, inspect pipelines, or assess oil rig infrastructure.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
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Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
The movie focuses on the community in Big Sky country, who are nervous about a recent power outage on an oil rig.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 Nov. 2025
In season 1, Ariana lost her husband — and the father of her infant son — in an oil rig explosion.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
The system could be used to examine ships, check weld joints on bridge supports, inspect pipelines, or assess oil rig infrastructure.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oil rig
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“Oil rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20rig. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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