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单词 oiler
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oiler in British English

(ˈɔɪlə)
noun
1. 
a person, device, etc, that lubricates or supplies oil
2. 
an oil tanker
3. 
an oil well

oiler in American English

(ˈɔɪlər)
noun
1. 
a person who oils machinery, engines, etc.
2. 
a device for oiling machinery, etc.; specif., oilcan
3. 
a tanker for carrying oil, esp. one used to refuel other ships
4.  US, Informal, Obsolete
an oilskin coat

oiler in the Oil and Gas Industry

(ɔɪlər)
Word forms: (regular plural) oilers
noun
(Extractive engineering: Exploration)
An oiler is an oil well.
There are five gas wells and two oil wells. The gassers are located a quarter ofa mile southeast of the two oilers.
Of the 90 wells drilled, there were 53 oilers, 22 gassers and 15 dry holes.
An oiler is an oil well.

Examples of 'oiler' in a sentence
oiler

`We are going to make another approach now and a second as the fleet oiler makes a pass to try for a lee.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (1993)
A Rover-class oiler, she was laden under with more than just fuel.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (1993)
That distance, with a ship the size of the Pegasus, would give ample cover but a fleet Rover-class oiler was a different proposition.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (1993)
Fleet requests you protect the oiler to the maximum extent possible and detach it as soon as possible," the communications officer replied.
Brown, Dale CHAINS OF COMMAND (1993)
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