oil rig

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A rig, consisting of platform and machinery, used to drill for oil and other petroleum products like natural gas.

Equivalents

Españolplataforma petrolífera torre petrolera

Françaisforeuse

DeutschBohrturm

8 more languages

Suomiöljylautta öljynporauslautta

Gàidhligrioga ola

Italianoimpianto di trivellazione

日本語石油プラットフォーム石油リグ

Nederlandsboortoren

Portuguêsplataforma de poço de petróleo

Русскийбурова́я вы́шка

Svenskaoljeplattform

Examples

“Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) drill rig, drilling rig, oil platform”

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

Oil Rivers oil sand oil shale oil slick oil spill oil spot

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