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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Addax and Oryx Group Ltd, majority-owned by a trust created by Gandur and named after two breeds of African antelope, has so far invested about $700 million in Oryx Petroleum.
From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2013
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
It said it won an oil block in 2006, then within months signed Swiss firm Addax on as 'technical partner' for a $35 million fee.
From Reuters • Oct. 21, 2012
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
Addax, ad′aks, n. a species of large antelope found in Africa, with long twisted horns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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