rig down
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Independent trucker Robert Schott was driving his big rig down the I-10 near Pomona when I reached him on his cell to talk about the “gig” bill.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2019
There was an old well that had been drilled in 1943 with an old steam rig; it blew out and burnt the rig down.
From Forbes • Dec. 6, 2012
So as soon as we got the rig down, we moved to a hotel in Santiago.
From The Guardian • Dec. 26, 2010
What was Williams supposed to do, his attorney asked, stand in the middle of the Deepwater Horizon and say, "I'm shutting the rig down"?
From Washington Post • Aug. 3, 2010
Maddie’s prediction came true: the engine stopped and the smoke drifted away, and now the pilot was clearly planning to put his damaged rig down in the field right in front of them.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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