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noun

an area in which there are large deposits of oil.

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Origin of oil field

First recorded in 1890–95

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How to use oil field in a sentence

Last week, the caliphate seized another major oilfield in Syria.
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The arch villain instead is Jerry Jones, the billionaire Texas oilfield titan and owner of the Dallas Cowboys.
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But as the CEO of the oilfield services giant Halliburton, Cheney put profit ahead of patriotism.
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Oh, yes—also, Ed was dissatisfied that I moved away from the oilfield—another reason we broke our partnership.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

The largest network of liquid lines serves the large oilfield in the Ploiesti area and the smaller one in west-central Walachia.
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If so, there may be a great oilfield yet to be discovered in Arctic Canada.
Pioneers in Canada|Sir Harry Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for oil field

oilfield

/ (ˈɔɪlˌfiːld) /

noun

an area containing reserves of petroleum, esp one that is already being exploited

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Scientific definitions for oil field

oil field

An area with reserves of recoverable petroleum, especially one with several oil-producing wells.

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