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oil well
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oil well
n.
A hole drilled or dug in the earth from which petroleum flows or is pumped. Also called oiler.
oil well
n
(Mining & Quarrying) a boring into the earth or sea bed for the extraction of petroleum
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oil well - a well that yields or has yielded oiloil well - a well that yields or has yielded oil
oiler
gusher - an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary
spouter - an oil well that is spouting
stripper well, stripper - an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day
well - a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
wildcat, wildcat well - an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
Translations
oil well n → pozzo petrolifero
oil well → بئر بترول ropný vrt oliekilde Ölquelle πετρελαιοπηγή pozo petrolero öljylähde puits de pétrole izvor nafte pozzo di petrolio 油井戸 유정 oliebron oljebrønn szyb naftowy poço petrolífero нефтяная скважина oljekälla บ่อน้ำมัน petrol kuyusu giếng dầu 油井
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