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A hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a well that yields or has yielded oil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oiler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: well
Narrower terms: gusher, spouter, stripper well, stripper, wildcat well, wildcat
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
بِئْر نَفْط
(biʔr nafṭ)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Azerbaijani:
neft quyusu
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Azerbaijani:
neft buruğu
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Belarusian:
на́фтавая свідраві́на
(náftavaja svidravína)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Bulgarian:
не́фтен сонда́ж
(néften sondáž)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Chinese Cantonese:
油井
(jau4 zeng2)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Chinese Mandarin:
油井
(yóujǐng)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Czech:
ropný vrt
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Dutch:
oliebron
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Finnish:
öljylähde
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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French:
puits de pétrole
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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French:
forage pétrolier
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Georgian:
ნავთობის ჭაბურღილი
(navtobis č̣aburɣili)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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German:
Ölquelle
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Greek:
πετρελαιοπηγή
(petrelaiopigí)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Hungarian:
olajkút
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Japanese:
油井
(yusei)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Korean:
유정
(yujeong)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Māori:
puna hinu
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Marathi:
तेल विहीर
(tel vihīr)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Marathi:
तेलाची विहीर
(telācī vihīr)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Navajo:
akʼahkǫʼ háálínígíí
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Norwegian Bokmål:
oljebrønn
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Iranian Persian:
چاهِ نَفْت
(čâh-e naft)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Polish:
szyb naftowy
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Portuguese:
poço de petróleo
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Romanian:
puț de petrol
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Russian:
нефтяна́я сква́жина
(neftjanája skvážina)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Spanish:
pozo petrolífero
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Spanish:
pozo petrolero
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Swedish:
oljekälla
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Swedish:
oljebrunn
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Tagalog:
balon ng langis
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Tamil:
எண்ணெய்க்கிணறு
(eṇṇeykkiṇaṟu)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Thai:
บ่อน้ํามัน
(bɔ̀ɔ-náam-man)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Turkish:
petrol kuyusu
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Ukrainian:
на́фтова свердлови́на
(náftova sverdlovýna)
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
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Vietnamese:
giếng dầu
— hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped