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BNC: 12519 COCA: 9383

refinery

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refinery /rɪˈfaɪnəri/ noun
plural refineries
refinery
/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
noun
plural refineries
Learner's definition of REFINERY
[count]
: a place where the unwanted substances in something (such as oil or sugar) are removed : a place where something is refined(油、糖等的)提炼厂,精炼厂
BNC: 12519 COCA: 9383

refinery

noun

re·​fin·​ery ri-ˈfī-nə-rē How to pronounce refinery (audio)
-ˈfīn-rē
plural refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To redevelop domestic production, the Pentagon has awarded two contracts to Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. to co-develop a U.S. refinery, using minerals imported from Australia. Doug Cameron, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2022 So is going to elementary school in the shadow of a polluting oil refinery, and struggling to secure safe drinking water after your well runs dry, and fleeing from wildfire after wildfire. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 On a recent scorching afternoon in his home state of Tabasco, the president of Mexico celebrated his government’s latest triumph: a new oil refinery. Oscar Lopez, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Residents have raised numerous concerns about locating the jail on a former Standard Oil refinery once found to have so many toxins that the state rejected it as the site of a new prison. Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 She was arrested and put in leg restraints in January near a refinery; autopsy results were released last week. Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2022 The trend could easily reverse, especially if a hurricane knocks out a refinery on the Gulf Coast, since global oil supplies remain fairly tight. New York Times, 13 July 2022 Russian media are showing a video this morning of a kamikaze drone attack on a Russian oil refinery which leaves the site in flames. David Hambling, Forbes, 22 June 2022 Building a new refinery costs billions of dollars and takes years. The Editors, National Review, 17 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of refinery was circa 1741
BNC: 12519 COCA: 9383

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