oil field

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil feeld]
- /ɔɪl fild/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil feeld]
- /ɔɪl fild/

Definitions of oil field words

noun oil field an area in which there are large deposits of oil. 1
noun oil field area where oil is mined 1
noun oil field an area having valuable deposits of petroleum, often, specif., one with a number of active oil wells 0

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Origin of oil field

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Oil field

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oil field

oil field popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

oil field usage trend in Literature

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