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    OIL RIG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Rig used in drilling for oil or gasplay

    Synonyms:

    drill rig; drilling rig; oil rig; oilrig

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("oil rig" is a kind of...):

    rig (gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oil rig"):

    drilling platform; offshore rig (drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially)

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