English Explanatory Dictionary

oilpatch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A patch or puddle of oil.
An oil and gas producing region; (metonymic) the oil and gas industry.

Word forms

oilpatch oilpatches oil patch oil-patch

Etymology

From oil + patch.

Synonyms

oil spot oil slick

Related words

Oil City oiler oil platform oil rig oily roughneck roustabout

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