refinery
A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar,…A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.
» Algeria owns many oil and gas refineries.
Meaning
1 sensesA building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.
Raffinerie
нефтеперераба́тывающий заво́дneftepererabátyvajuščij zavód, НПЗNPZ, нефтезаво́дneftezavód
нафтопереро́бний заво́дnaftopereróbnyj zavód, НПЗNPZ
- an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
Examples
7 sentencesAlgeria owns many oil and gas refineries.
Tom works long hours at the oil refinery.
How safe is the refinery where you work?
Relax, the refinery isn't going to blow up because of some small earthquake.
Do you really believe them that they're finally going to close the refinery?
Translations
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Forms
plural: refineries| Singular | refinery |
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