a ship provided with drilling equipment and used esp for carrying out test drills
drillship in American English
(ˈdrɪlˌʃɪp)
noun
a ship equipped with a drill rig and engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, oceanographic research, etc.
Word origin
[1860–65; drill1 +ship]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, big brother, institutionalism, monism, prep
Examples of 'drillship' in a sentence
drillship
The drillship will move on to a neighbouring block.