oil field

See also: oilfield

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Noun

oil field (plural oil fields)

  1. An area under which are reserves of petroleum, especially one with productive oil wells.
    • 1990, “Too Many Puppies”, performed by Primus:
      Too many puppies are being shot in the dark
      Too many puppies are trained not to bark
      At the sight of blood that must be spilled so that we may maintain our oil fields

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