Definition of oil rig
: 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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“Oil rig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20rig. Accessed 25 Feb. 2021.
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