oil wellnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔɪl ˌwel/us/ˈɔɪl ˌwel/a hole that is made in the ground so that oil can be taken out of it
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- excavator
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- prospect
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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