Oilpatch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oilpatch is a noun meaning A patch or puddle of oil.
Meaning
A patch or puddle of oil.
More Meanings
- (informal) An oil and gas producing region; (metonymic) the oil and gas industry.
Example Sentences
"Alberta won't plug oilpatch"
Near-synonyms: oil spot, oil slick
Fracturing the formation in the lingo of the oil patch is to perform a frac job.
Like many men of that era and region, he wandered into the oilpatch and worked as a roustabout for a while.
Word Forms
- oilpatches
- oil patch
- oil-patch
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oil patch, oiler, spuddle, mudpuddle, puddle, plash.
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