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Meanings of oily water in English
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Usage of oily water in English
1
The warm, oily water gave her smooth skin a delicious slickness.
2
The best way to describe its consistency is oily water.
3
The oily water shimmered in smooth heavings as the clumsy boat advanced upon it.
4
He clung to the rail, staring miserably over the side into the oily water.
5
A big market boat from Palestrina winged past them, sliding over the oily water.
6
At this hour, the city smells of the night's dead heat mingled with oily water.
7
The smell of oily water drifted into the Jeep.
8
There was a soft splash as the blade hit the oily water and sank from view.
9
The oily water ripples with the changing tide.
10
A kingfisher had flown across the oily water.
11
He threw one carelessly into the oily water and watched the seagulls fight over it, screaming.
12
It also was not equipped with suction but let oily water in the slits as it sailed.
13
One of the paddlers abandoned his post and slipped over the side, diving into the oily water.
14
The air was colder than the black, oily water, and the river would steam through the night.
15
The previous day, oily water breached a sea wall and cascaded onto a coast road, leaving sticky patches.
16
Each machine, called a V20, can separate 210,000 gallons of oily water a day.
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Oily water through the time
Oily water across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common