Petroleum Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Entries in the Category Petroleum

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convenio n. a convenience store sited with a gas (petrol) fueling station. (posted Sep. 20, 2005) [full entry…]

dinosaur wine n. petroleum or its derivatives. (posted Aug. 1, 2006) [full entry…]

drive-off n. the act of departing a gas station without paying for automobile fuel; a person who does so. (posted Sep. 29, 2005) [full entry…]

duster n. a dry, non-producing oil-prospecting hole. (posted Jan. 14, 2005) [full entry…]

elephant n. a site containing very large mineral or petroleum deposits. (posted Oct. 27, 2004) [full entry…]

monkey board n. a small or narrow elevated platform on which a person stands (to operate a vehicle or machinery, or to perform other work). (posted Nov. 16, 2004) [full entry…]

oil-spot v. to accidentally leave behind a member of a touring company or road show, especially in the form to get oil-spotted. (posted Nov. 20, 2006) [full entry…]

price of carbon n. the going rate for petroleum-related pollution-emission rights or credits, which are traded on an international market. (posted Jun. 9, 2004) [full entry…]

sausage boom n. a barrier made of floating, linked cylinders used to contain oil spills in water. (posted May. 2, 2007) [full entry…]

shut in n. in the petroleum industry, a production cap set lower than the available output (of an oil producing site). (posted Sep. 24, 2004) [full entry…]

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