drillship

[ dril-ship ]
/ ˈdrɪlˌʃɪp /

noun

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

Origin of drillship

First recorded in 1860–65; drill1 + ship1

Words nearby drillship

drilling, drilling mud, drilling platform, drilling rig, drillmaster, drillship, drillstock, drily, drin, drina, drink