addax
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of addax
From Latin, dating back to 1685–95, presumably < some language of ancient North Africa
Example Sentences
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The report called on Swiss firms Trafigura and Addax & Oryx as well as Vitol, the world's largest trading firm, to only sell fuel that meets higher regulatory standards.
From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2016
Oil industry veteran Gandur was catapulted onto the Forbes rich list in 2009 when he sold Addax Petroleum to Sinopec three years after its IPO.
From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2013
The Encana asset purchase would be the biggest overseas acquisition by a Chinese energy company since state-controlled China Petrochemical Corp. acquired Addax Petroleum Corp. for C$8.3 billion in 2009.
From BusinessWeek • Feb. 10, 2011
South Korea’s focus on increasing oil reserves grew after K.N.O.C. narrowly lost out to the Chinese oil giant Sinopec in a bid for the Swiss-based oil explorer Addax Petroleum last year.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2010
The Addax is a large, heavily-formed antelope, with spiral horns and ox-like appearance, inhabiting the greater part of the Central African region.
From Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys by Harvey, William
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