oil slicks
- plural of oil slick.
Example Sentences
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On local Telegram chat groups, people shared photos of oil slicks in the sea, black puddles on the road and stray animals covered in oily droplets.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
The threat to desalination plants posed by missiles or possible oil slicks should also not be underestimated.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Now, however, researchers have used the unique capabilities of satellites to assemble what they say is the first global map of oil slicks.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2022
Pokkrong Manathatphalin said three large oil slicks from the leak were detected and chemicals were being applied to disperse them.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
In the night, you couldn’t even see the oil slicks on the water.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
