refinery (redirected from refineries)

re·fin·er·y  (r-fn-r)

n. pl. re·fin·er·ies

An industrial plant for purifying a crude substance, such as petroleum or sugar.

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refinery [rɪˈfaɪnərɪ]

n pl -eries

(Business / Commerce) a factory for the purification of some crude material, such as ore, sugar, oil, etc.

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refinery  (r-fn-r)

An industrial plant that uses mechanical and chemical means to purify a substance, such as petroleum or sugar, or to convert it to a form that is more useful.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

refinery - an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance oil refinery, petroleum refinery - a refinery for petroleum industrial plant, plant, works - buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" sugar refinery - a refinery for sugar

Translations

refinery [rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] N → refinería f

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refinery [rɪˈfaɪnəri] n → raffinerie f

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refinery

n (metal, oil, sugar refinery) → Raffinerie f

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refinery [rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] n → raffineria
oil/sugar refinery → raffineria di petrolio/zucchero

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refinery [rɪˈfaɪnərɪ] n → raffineria
oil/sugar refinery → raffineria di petrolio/zucchero

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refinery → مصفاة معمل التكرير rafinérie raffinaderi Raffinerie διυλιστήριο refinería jalostamo raffinerie rafinerija raffineria 精製所 정제소 raffinaderij raffineri rafineria refinaria очистительный завод raffinaderi โรงกลั่น rafineri nhà máy lọc 炼油厂