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oil rig
noun
roughneck
noun
roustabout
noun
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Definition of
oil rig noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
oil rig
noun
(
also
oil platform
)
a large structure with equipment for getting oil from under the ground or under the sea