drill rig
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of drill rig
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15
Example Sentences
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On a cold November Tuesday, a mile outside of town, Tucker’s bright yellow Diedrich D-120 drill rig pierces the desert silence.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
“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
From the drill rig, the cores will be sent to Bremen, Germany, for more detailed study later this year.
From Nature • Mar. 30, 2016
That’s the same day hundreds of activists marched to a Port of Seattle facility where a massive Royal Dutch Shell drill rig will be loaded.
From Washington Times • May 19, 2015
Dark glops of this alien mud spattered on the snow by the drill rig, smooth and gleaming like chocolate gelato.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2014
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