Meanings
plural drilling rigs · alternative drill rig
- An oil rig.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drilling, rig.
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 19–221 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Danish borerig, boreplatform
- borerigrig for drilling (oil etc.) wells
- boreplatformrig for drilling (oil etc.) wells
Finnish porauslautta
- porauslauttarig for drilling (oil etc.) wells
German Bohrturm
- Bohrturmrig for drilling (oil etc.) wells
Norwegian Bokmål borerigg
- boreriggrig for drilling (oil etc.) wells
Polish platforma wiertnicza
- platforma wiertniczarig for drilling (oil etc.) wells
Cite this entry
drilling rig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drilling%20rig
“drilling rig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drilling%20rig. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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