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Meanings of wildcat in inglés

portugués
fera
catalán
fera
español
animal

A cruelly rapacious person.

animal
portugués
gatobravo

An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field.

gatobravo
Sinónimos
Examples for "wildcat well"
Examples for "wildcat well"
1
On the afternoon of the third day Bob Hart rode up to the wildcat well where
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
2
The frontier wildcat well encountered lacustrine and volcanic rocks including almost 100 metres of net sandstone reservoir within siltstones and claystones.
The Irish Times

Without official authorization.

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Usage of wildcat in inglés
1
Rival bullion producer Harmony Gold has also given wildcat strikers an ultimatum.
Reuters
2
The other wildcat had by this time climbed out of the pool.
Out with Gun and Camera; or, The Boy Hunters in the Mountains
3
The day he and his sister saw the wildcat in the garden.
The gates of november
4
She's more dangerous than her wildcat sister, or so I would guess.
Bones of the Dragon
5
And I saw you fighting past the guards like a little wildcat.
The Alaskan
6
Sanu hurt his hamstring on a wildcat run ahead of Freeman's touchdown.
Reuters
7
Rumours that a wildcat has been spotted on Winnington Road this evening.
News.com.au
8
Two Scottish wildcat kittens have been born in a captive breeding programme.
BBC
9
The hawk was perfectly trained, and as fierce as a mountain wildcat.
Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy
10
But whether they hit the wildcat or not, they could not tell.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt; or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
11
And then this wildcat jumped me-He paused and his eyes widened.
The Moon Pool
12
They are of a sort to make a wildcat sick with envy.
The Puritan Twins
13
It might have been a wildcat prowling low on soft, stealthy feet.
Old Indian Legends
14
He hurled himself forward and closed with Dan like a young wildcat.
Rainbow Valley
15
Rare footage said to be of a pure wildcat has been captured.
BBC
16
But I know I'll never find another to equal that wildcat scene.
The Outdoor Chums; Or, The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera...
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español
animalbestia
Wildcat through the time
Wildcat across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common