Phrase guide

oil platform

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A large structure used to house workers and machinery needed to drill and then produce oil and natural gas in the ocean.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: (broadly synonymous) oil rig, drill rig, drilling rig

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oil rig, drill rig, drilling rig

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: öljynporauslautta — structure for oil
  • German: Bohrinsel — structure for oil
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oljeplattform — structure for oil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: oljeplattform — structure for oil
  • Polish: platforma wiertnicza — structure for oil
  • Portuguese: plataforma de petróleo — structure for oil
  • Portuguese: plataforma — structure for oil
  • Romanian: platformă petrolieră — structure for oil