drawworks

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noun

The primary hoisting machinery component of a rotary drilling rig.

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Meanings

noundrawworks (plural drawworks)
  1. The primary hoisting machinery component of a rotary drilling rig.

Origin

draw + works

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APA

drawworks. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawworks

MLA

“drawworks.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawworks. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drawworks,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drawworks.

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