refinery
noun
an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum.
refineries
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pluralof refinery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Most of the oil produced from Rosebank would be sent to the Netherlands because the UK's remaining refineries are not equipped to process the heavier type of crude oil extracted from the North Sea.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Around the world, refineries have been running as hard as possible to capture the exceptional margins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
While power plants and oil refineries have been hit, data centers and internet facilities are becoming the latest quarry for drone and missile strikes — and not just in Europe.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
Refinery capacity use rose to 93.5% from 92.7% the week before, with crude input to refineries up by 135,000 barrels a day at 16.6 million barrels a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Royal Dutch Shell had borrowed him from his American company because he was an expert in refineries and gasoline production.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
