drilling rig en · NOUN
Meanings
- An oil rig.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drilling, rig.
To reinforce the ground behind the headwall, more than 636 'soil nails' were driven into the wall and connected to the concrete lining. The nails, consisting of steel or glass fibre reinforced polymer tendons, were inserted using a specialised drilling rig.
2020 August 12, “Network News: HS2 tunnel portal readied for TBMs”, in Rail, page 10:DFI planned to commission a drilling rig to begin an extensive evaluation of the Barteajam and the Henry Town gold prospects in 2009
2010, Geological Survey (U.S.), Minerals Yearbook 2008, volume 3, pages 19–22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drilling rigs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| drill rig | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
nb borerigg (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) · pl platforma wiertnicza (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) · fi porauslautta (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) · nn borerigg (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) · da borerig (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) · de Bohrturm (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells) · da boreplatform (rig for drilling (oil etc.) wells)