refinery
92
4.6
- noun
- /rɪˈfaɪnəri/
- Specialized
:
refinería
- Farther in the distance were the lights of the refinery near Yellowstone, like beacons against the dark sky.
- oil refinery
- petroleum refinery
- refinery production
So one of the things I do with my students is we take poems out to the oil refineries.
- So one of the things I do with my students is we take poems out to the oil refineries.
- And, you know, I visited mines and refineries and mills where they crush the ore and turn into what's called Dore.
- And I mean, what is California going to do once they lose all of their oil and gas companies and and, you know, and, and the refineries?
- And so working with these data, one can then, you know, consider problems of of hedging sort of refinery production risks.
Examples
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Even our oil which we discovered, which was discovered in South Sudan, was being taken through a pipe to be taken to a refinery outside there.
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- I work at the oil refinery.
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The rebels took over the refinery last night.
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All operators wear special equipment like this because a refinery is a dangerous place.
Fiction book (1996) -
When you get to the refinery, turn off the highway onto the dirt road.
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The good news is that there's a refinery coming in near here.
Fiction book (1993) -
In fact, Chang E used to work in an oil refinery, like I do, as an operator.
Fiction book (1996) -
Next door's an oil refinery, over there's a scrap yard.
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The blue flames and bright lights of the refineries are barely visible from the bar's greasy windows.
Fiction book (1990) -
The ExxonMobil plant, the nation's second-largest refinery, processes about a half-million barrels of crude oil each day.
Synonyms
14
3.5
A factory that changes raw oil into fuels like gasoline and diesel
1
4.3
A large factory where crude oil is changed into fuels like gasoline and diesel
1
3.7
A factory that turns raw sugar into clean white sugar
A factory that changes heavy crude oil into lighter fuels and oil products
Compounds
1
4.3
A large factory where crude oil is changed into fuels like gasoline and diesel
How Big
- US
11
3.8
2
3.5
- Specialized
92
4.6
981
4.8
61
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Refinery comes from the verb refine, which is built from re- meaning 'again' and fine meaning 'pure' or 'high quality'. So a refinery is a place that cleans crude oil, sugar, or other materials to make them 'pure' and ready to use.