OFFSHORE RIG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does offshore rig mean? 

• OFFSHORE RIG (noun)
  The noun OFFSHORE RIG 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: OFFSHORE RIG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OFFSHORE RIG (noun)

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 ("offshore rig" is a kind of...):

drill rig; drilling rig; oil rig; oilrig (rig used in drilling for oil or gas)