drillship

[ dril-ship ]

noun

1. a ship equipped with a drill rig and engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, oceanographic research, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of drillship¹

First recorded in 1860–65; drill ¹ + ship ¹

Example Sentences

Turkey is set to send a drillship into the Mediterranean in early August in search of gas.

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A Saipem logo in seen on the bridge of the Saipem 10000 deepwater drillship in Genoa's harbour, Italy, November 19, 2015.

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A Saipem logo in seen on the bridge of the Saipem 10000 deepwater drillship in Genoa's harbour, Italy, November 19, 2015.

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A Saipem logo in seen on the bridge of the Saipem 10000 deepwater drillship in Genoa's harbour, Italy, November 19, 2015.

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In May, the same Chinese research vessel was involved in another month-long standoff with Malaysian ships in Malaysia’s EEZ, close to where a drillship contracted by Malaysian state oil firm Petronas had been operating.

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