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drillship

American  
[dril-ship] / ˈdrɪlˌʃɪp /

noun

  1. a ship equipped with a drill rig and engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, oceanographic research, etc.


Etymology

Origin of drillship

First recorded in 1860–65; drill 1 + ship 1

Example Sentences

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Turkey is set to send a drillship into the Mediterranean in early August in search of gas.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2022

A Saipem logo in seen on the bridge of the Saipem 10000 deepwater drillship in Genoa's harbour, Italy, November 19, 2015.

From Reuters • Feb. 15, 2022

The permits allow the company to operate the Discoverer drillship and supporting icebreakers, oil spill response vessels and other ships in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, according to EPA.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2011

In the meantime, BP has placed a containment cap on Deepwater Horizon's failed blow-out preventer which takes some of the oil and gas to a drillship, the Discoverer Enterprise.

From The Guardian • Jul. 1, 2010

Texaco is already operating the Glomar Atlantic, a drillship, in the area, and Phillips has dispatched a rig from Africa's Ivory Coast to help with the exploration.

From Time Magazine Archive

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