Phrase guide

oil well

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِئْر نَفْط (biʔr nafṭ) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Azerbaijani: neft quyusu — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Azerbaijani: neft buruğu — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Belarusian: на́фтавая свідраві́на (náftavaja svidravína) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Bulgarian: не́фтен сонда́ж (néften sondáž) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Chinese Cantonese: 油井 (jau4 zeng2) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油井 (yóujǐng) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Czech: ropný vrt — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Dutch: oliebron — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Finnish: öljylähde — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • French: puits de pétrole — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • French: forage pétrolier — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Georgian: ნავთობის ჭაბურღილი (navtobis č̣aburɣili) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • German: Ölquelle — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Greek: πετρελαιοπηγή (petrelaiopigí) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Hungarian: olajkút — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Japanese: 油井 (yusei) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Korean: 유정 (yujeong) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Māori: puna hinu — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Marathi: तेल विहीर (tel vihīr) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Marathi: तेलाची विहीर (telācī vihīr) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Navajo: akʼahkǫʼ háálínígíí — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oljebrønn — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Iranian Persian: چاهِ نَفْت (čâh-e naft) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Polish: szyb naftowy — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Portuguese: poço de petróleo — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Romanian: puț de petrol — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Russian: нефтяна́я сква́жина (neftjanája skvážina) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Spanish: pozo petrolífero — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Spanish: pozo petrolero — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Swedish: oljekälla — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Swedish: oljebrunn — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Tagalog: balon ng langis — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Tamil: எண்ணெய்க்கிணறு (eṇṇeykkiṇaṟu) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Thai: บ่อน้ํามัน (bɔ̀ɔ-náam-man) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Turkish: petrol kuyusu — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Ukrainian: на́фтова свердлови́на (náftova sverdlovýna) — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped
  • Vietnamese: giếng dầu — hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped