oil slick

A layer of oil floating on the surface of water.

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oil slick

a mass of floating oil covering an area of water, esp oil that has leaked or been discharged from a ship

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

oil′ slick`

a smooth area on the surface of water caused by the presence of oil.

[1885–90]

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Noun

oil slick - a thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship)

slick - a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water

Translations

طَبَقَةُ زَيّتٍ طَافِيَةٍ الَى الْـمَاءِ

ropná skvrna

olieudslip

öljylautta

naftna mrlja

油膜

물 위의 기름층

oljni madež

oljefläck

คราบน้ำมันที่ลอยบนผิวน้ำ

denize petrol sızması

vết dầu loang

浮油

oil slick

n → chiazza di petrolio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

oil slick

→ طَبَقَةُ زَيّتٍ طَافِيَةٍ الَى الْـمَاءِ ropná skvrna olieudslip Ölteppich πετρελαιοκηλίδα marea negra öljylautta marée noire naftna mrlja chiazza di petrolio 油膜 물 위의 기름층 olievlek oljeflak tłusta plama mancha de óleo нефтяная пленка oljefläck คราบน้ำมันที่ลอยบนผิวน้ำ denize petrol sızması vết dầu loang 浮油

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Probe into massive oil spill near Mubarak Village ordered

It also stated that the PSMA also conducted an aerial surveillance on Sunday and found a minor oil slick close to the Cape Monze coast.

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As the cleanupoperationat Mubarak Village entered the fourth day, the authorities continued to clean the oil slick that was a threat to the environment and the marine life on the coastal belt.

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This oil slick spreading over one-and-a-half-kilometre in Mubarak Village has created panic among residents who feel that the marine flora and fauna are under threat.

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On Wednesday, the National Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries announced that it monitored an oil slick in the Gulf of Suez off Adabiya area.

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Spreading is the horizontal expansion of an oil slick due to gravity, inertia, viscosity, and surface tension forces, which plays an important role in the fate process of surface spilled oil.

Mathematical Modeling of Marine Oil Spills in the Luanjiakou District, near the Port of Yantai

In a finding that diverges from previous theories on the wave-suppressing effects of oil, the newly created model determined that the oil slick cut down the wave activity by altering the wind structure rather than the energy of the waves themselves; as a result, the wind energy had less of an effect on wave formation.

Account of historic ship rescue leads to new ocean model