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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Elsewhere, Ukrainian drones hit a Russian oil rig, the military patrol ship Okhotnik and other facilities, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement Saturday.
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
When a nuclear submarine disappears, the crew of a civilian oil rig goes on a search and rescue mission with jaw-dropping consequences.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
An oil rig platform was brought to the site, and drilling began just after Thanksgiving.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
But bright white spotlights from the 25-story oil rig nearby illuminated the dark waves and attracted the fisherman’s prize — yellowfin tuna.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
When a nuclear submarine disappears, the crew of a civilian oil rig goes on a search and rescue mission with jaw-dropping consequences.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2025
An oil rig platform was brought to the site, and drilling began just after Thanksgiving.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
But bright white spotlights from the 25-story oil rig nearby illuminated the dark waves and attracted the fisherman’s prize — yellowfin tuna.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
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“Oil rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20rig. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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