drill rig

American  

noun

1. rig.

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Etymology

Origin of drill rig

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

“Every drill rig that my company has is spoken for until May or June of next year,” said Ralph Anderson, the owner of Arizona Beeman Drilling.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2022

“The purpose of things like this is not to solve all the problems,” Moore said the day after the first frack, as he stood on a dirt road a short distance from the drill rig.

From Science Magazine • Jul. 13, 2022

Shore bound on the banks of the Atchafalaya River, it was the first transportable and self-sufficient drill rig, and operated between 1954 and 1986.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2017

From the drill rig, the cores will be sent to Bremen, Germany, for more detailed study later this year.

From Nature • Mar. 30, 2016

A second drill rig, the 400-foot-long Polar Pioneer, has been parked in Port Angeles, on the Olympic Peninsula, but is expected to arrive in Seattle later this week.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2015