field
- noun
- /fiːld/
- Specialized
- Gas fields are much easier to turn off than oil fields without damaging them.
- oil field
- gas field
- natural gas field
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- Gas fields are much easier to turn off than oil fields without damaging them.
- It has oil fields, it has resorts, but that's what you do for peace.
- I would rather own crypto, I'd rather own oil field, I'd rather own gold, whatever it is.
- So anyway, Petro Brazil, they have probably the access to the largest oil field in the world, probably.
Examples
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They conducted extensive research on the natural resources available in the local gas field.
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Japanese firms backed off from the large Azadegan oil and gas field development for the same reasons.
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This is like the ultimate oil field to find.
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The oil industry cannot open and close oil fields on a quarterly basis.
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Old oil fields are producing less, and new fields are more expensive to develop.
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He went to work in the oil fields in Point Appear.
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Carthage sits on what was once one of the biggest gas fields in the world.
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Sinnock acquired the rights to develop the oil fields along with Ugandan and Tanzanian companies.
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American companies, he said, ran Libya's oil fields, designed the Man-Made River, and built Libya's major power stations.
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Each year, Iran's oil fields produce 500,000 barrels per day less oil, according to Iran's oil minister.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
An area of land or sea where companies drill wells to get oil
An area of land with large amounts of coal under the ground that people mine
An area where people mine for gold
An area of land where companies get natural gas from underground
Antonyms
Idioms
Make the situation different so some people have a better chance to win
Compounds
- Specialized
An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects
The part of the outfield on the left side in baseball and the player who plays there
- US
The part of the baseball outfield behind second base between left and right field
- US
An area of grass or artificial grass marked for playing soccer with goalposts
A team sport played on grass where players use curved sticks to hit a small hard ball into a goal
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An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things
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A temporary hospital near a disaster or battlefield that treats injured people
An area where broken pieces from an accident or storm are spread over the ground
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The space around a planet or other object that pulls things toward it
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The area you can see at one time, for example through a camera or telescope
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An idea in physics that explains forces and particles as things spread through space and time, like gravity or electricity
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A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place
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A person in the army with the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
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A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes a magnetic field in motors and generators
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An imaginary line that shows the direction of the force around magnets or electric charges
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Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops
A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
A competition on the field where athletes jump or throw, like long jump and shot put
Part of business that helps companies tell people about and sell products or services
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A region around the Sun where magnetic forces affect charged particles
- Jargon
A player who leads and directs the team's play on the field, often the quarterback
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A branch of physics explaining how very small particles and fields interact
- Literature
A situation where a person's charm makes others ignore real problems
- Specialized
A large movable weapon soldiers use on the battlefield to fire at enemy troops
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Field was used for wide open land, and people used the same idea for places rich in resources, so a field of oil or gold is an area where those resources are found.