oil field

noun

: a region rich in petroleum deposits
especially : one that has been brought into production

Examples of oil field in a Sentence

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World & Nation The rest of the world, too, anxiously awaits U.S. election results Oct. 29, 2024 President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to avoid hitting nuclear research sites and oil fields. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Flashback: Israel openly attacked Iran for the first time ever last week, targeting Iranian military infrastructure and air defense systems — though not nuclear sites or oil fields — in multiple waves of airstrikes. Barak Ravid, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 Texas officials have argued that up to 40,000 metric tons of nuclear waste could be stored above-ground in Texas' Permian Basin, which is a major oil field and the only source of water for communities nearby, if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's decision is allowed to stand. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024 The pink granite building sits atop one of the country’s largest reservoirs of petroleum; until the mid-eighties, its grassy grounds were home to both a governmental complex and a working oil field. Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oil field 

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of oil field was in 1863

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“Oil field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20field. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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oil field

noun
: a region rich in oil deposits

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