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drilling platform

noun

a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile, which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig), together with the stores, required for digging an offshore oil well

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Nearby words

drill string, drill team, drill tower, drilling, drilling mud, drilling platform, drilling rig, drillmaster, drillship, drillstock, drily
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