oilfieldnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔɪl.fiːld/us/ˈɔɪl.fiːld/C2 an area under the earth's surface where there is a large amount of oil:
the Saudi Arabian oilfields
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- miner
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- pit
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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