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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
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
öljynporauslautta
— structure for oil
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German:
Bohrinsel
— structure for oil
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Norwegian Bokmål:
oljeplattform
— structure for oil
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
oljeplattform
— structure for oil
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Polish:
platforma wiertnicza
— structure for oil
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Portuguese:
plataforma de petróleo
— structure for oil
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Portuguese:
plataforma
— structure for oil
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Romanian:
platformă petrolieră
— structure for oil