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oil sand

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: tjæresand — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Finnish: öljyhiekka — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Georgian: ნავთობის შემცველი ქვიშაქვა (navtobis šemcveli kvišakva) — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Georgian: ნავთობიანი ქვიშაქვა (navtobiani kvišakva) — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Georgian: ბიტუმოვანი ქვიშა (biṭumovani kviša) — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Irish: gaineamh ola — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Irish: gaineamh tarra — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Irish: tarraghaineamh — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Italian: sabbia bituminosa — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Macedonian: битуме́нски пе́сок (bituménski pésok) — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Macedonian: на́фтен пе́сок (náften pésok) — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oljesand — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: oljesand — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Polish: piasek roponośny — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Portuguese: areia betuminosa — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Russian: нефтеносный песок (neftenosnyj pesok) — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Swedish: oljesand — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Thai: ทรายน้ํามัน — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen
  • Vietnamese: cát dầu — relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen