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Meaning of drilling rig | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An oil rig.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drilling, rig.

Equivalents

Examples

“DFI planned to commission a drilling rig to begin an extensive evaluation of the Barteajam and the Henry Town gold prospects in 2009”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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