oil field

noun

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

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The 88-mile Uinta Basin Railway would connect Utah oil fields to the national rail network, enabling up to 350,000 barrels of crude oil per day to travel on trains as long as two miles. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024 Advertisement By limiting its attacks to military targets, Israel may have been heeding entreaties by the Biden administration to avoid Iran’s oil fields and nuclear research facilities as a way to temper any Iranian retaliation. Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024 Biden clarified those comments on Friday, discouraging Israel from targeting oil fields. Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024 However, one of those options, the person said, is causing severe financial or economic damage to Iran by striking its lucrative oil fields. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 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 23 Dec. 2024.

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oil field

noun
: a region rich in oil deposits

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