sand or sandstone that contains bitumen, a thick and sticky form of petroleum. Tar sands oil is regarded as more polluting than conventional liquid oil.
A cargobelieved to be Europe’s first majorshipment of tarsandsoilarrived in Spain this week.
Synonyms and related words
Oil used as fuel and in chemical products
barrel
benzene
black gold
tar sands
noun plural
US /ˈtɑr ˌsændz/
or oil sands
US /ˈɔɪl ˌsændz/
DEFINITIONS1
1
sand or sandstone that contains bitumen, a thick and sticky form of petroleum. Tar sands oil is regarded as more polluting than conventional liquid oil.
A cargobelieved to be Europe’s first majorshipment of tarsandsoilarrived in Spain this week.