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Meaning of crude oil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Unrefined oil; as it is found underground, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons.

uncountable, usually

Translations

Deutsch Erdöl Rohöl
Español crudo
Français pétrole brut
Italiano greggio
日本語 原油
한국어 원유
Nederlands aardolie ruwe olie

Examples

“Further west, in Pembrokeshire, the Esso Petroleum Co. refinery at Milford Haven, opened last November, is designed to berth the world's largest tankers and to process, initially, 4,500,000 tons of crude oil a year.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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