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
Shell’s permit was approved two weeks before President Barack Obama will make his first Alaska visit, and two years after the drill rig Kulluk ran aground on its way back from Arctic offshore exploration.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 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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