drill rig

noun

1. rig ( def 7 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of drill rig¹

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Example Sentences

“Every drill rig that my company has is spoken for until May or June of next year,” said Ralph Anderson, the owner of Arizona Beeman Drilling.

From Los Angeles Times

“The purpose of things like this is not to solve all the problems,” Moore said the day after the first frack, as he stood on a dirt road a short distance from the drill rig.

From Science Magazine

The group noted reports of vandalism at the M2 rock shelter, including a drill rig putting a hole through its roof.

From Reuters

The drilling is moving ahead; last week, the BLM issued a draft environmental analysis that would allow a well pad with a 150-foot-high drill rig within the wilderness area or right by it.

From Washington Post

You can feel the encroaching decay in the sides of buildings, in the limp remains of a once-proud drill rig slowly rusting into the waterlogged gravel and tundra.

From Seattle Times