drillship

drill·ship

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dril-ship]
- /ˈdrɪlˌʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dril-ship]
- /ˈdrɪlˌʃɪp/

Definitions of drillship word

noun drillship a ship equipped with a drill rig and engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, oceanographic research, etc. 1
noun drillship a ship provided with drilling equipment and used esp for carrying out test drills 0
noun drillship (nautical) Any vessel fitted with drilling equipment. 0

See all 3 definitions of drillship

Information block about the term

Origin of drillship

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; drill1 + ship1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Drillship

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Drillship

drillship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

drillship usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer