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Meanings of oiler in inglês

português
camiões-cisterna

A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk.

        camiões-cisterna
        português
        poço de petróleo

        A well that yields or has yielded oil.

              poço de petróleo
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              Examples for "oil well"
              Examples for "oil well"
              1
              BP will confirm this: you cannot move an oil well, Pauwelyn said.
              Reuters
              2
              Even to an outsider there is a fascination in an oil well.
              Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
              3
              Every Roumanian oil well, mine and storehouse had been located and mapped.
              History of the World War, Vol. 3
              4
              A lot of the oil well system was destroyed, especially in the east.
              Reuters
              5
              Iranian troops were still camped at the oil well on Saturday, Dabbagh said.
              Reuters
              Usage of oiler in inglês
              1
              This plan enabled the oiler and the correspondent to get respite together.
              Men, Women, and Boats
              2
              The small oiler slipped the coiled mesh through his calloused hands.
              Plague Ship
              3
              The oiler appeared to have finished his work for the present.
              On The Blockade
              4
              Before that you must pass through the engine-room as an oiler.
              John Barleycorn
              5
              A few moments later there was a tremendous explosion on the tramp oiler.
              Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera; Or, Thrilling Adventures While ...
              6
              The oiler's eyes lighted and he stooped to pick it up.
              Plague Ship
              7
              For two years I worked in Belgium as an oiler.
              The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
              8
              The oiler steered, and the little boat made good way with her new rig.
              Men, Women, and Boats
              9
              The wheel-oiler turned purple with rage, which he quickly suppressed.
              My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
              10
              We had an Armington & Sims engine with sight-feed oiler.
              Edison: His Life and Inventions
              11
              These were oiler, flatter and a great deal chewier.
              The Guardian
              12
              I climbed up into the cab, wiping the long oiler and glanced at the clock.
              Danger Signals / Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the...
              13
              The oiler or the correspondent took the oars again.
              Men, Women, and Boats
              14
              By the one-pounder amidships stood Ensign Bagley, the oiler, the two firemen, and the cook.
              Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom
              15
              And the oiler rowed, and then the correspondent rowed.
              Men, Women, and Boats
              16
              She paused, then added, "If he's a professional entertainer, I'm a motor oiler."
              Brigands of the Moon
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