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DRILLING PLATFORM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does drilling platform mean?
• DRILLING PLATFORM (noun)
The noun DRILLING PLATFORM has 1 sense:
1. drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially
Familiarity information: DRILLING PLATFORM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
drilling platform; offshore rig
Hypernyms ("drilling platform" is a kind of...):
drill rig; drilling rig; oil rig; oilrig (rig used in drilling for oil or gas)
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