Usually means: Offshore vessel for drilling oil.
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  1. drillship: Merriam-Webster
  2. drillship: Collins English Dictionary
  3. drillship: Wordnik
  4. drillship: Wiktionary
  5. drillship: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. drillship: Dictionary.com
  7. Drillship: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

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▸ noun:  (nautical) Any vessel fitted with drilling equipment

Similar:
cargo vessel, sailship, cargo ship, tall ship, factory ship, dragger, ship's boat, cable ship, merchant ship, ship, more...

Opposite:
drill rig, production platform

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Similar:
cargo vessel, sailship, cargo ship, tall ship, factory ship, dragger, ship's boat, cable ship, merchant ship, ship, more...

Opposite:
drill rig, production platform



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