Invertext Online Technical Dictionary

oil rig

noun  

perforadora

Definition 1

Combined equipment, lifting gear and drill for prospecting for oil or gas.

Source: Invertext


Context: The ban was imposed in 1981 to put much of the California coast off-limits to new oil rigs and extended in 1985 to the majority of US coasts.

Source: Financial Times 25/09/2008 (Richard Simon in Washington)

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