noun
Meaning 1
A patch or puddle of oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Near-synonyms: oil spot, oil slick
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oil spot, oil slick
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oilpatch
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noun
Meaning 2
An oil and gas producing region; (metonymic) the oil and gas industry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- Like many men of that era and region, he wandered into the oilpatch and worked as a roustabout for a while.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From oil + patch.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: przemysł petrochemiczny — oil-and-gas industry
- Russian: нефтяна́я промы́шленность (neftjanája promýšlennostʹ) — oil-and-gas industry
- Russian: нефтепро́м (neftepróm) — oil-and-gas industry