oil well
English Thesaurus
1. a well that yields or has yielded oil (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | well, |
| definition | : | a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gusher, |
| definition | : | an oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | spouter, |
| definition | : | an oil well that is spouting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stripper, stripper well, |
| definition | : | an oil well whose production has declined to less than ten barrels a day (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wildcat, wildcat well, |
| definition | : | an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | oil, |
| definition | : | a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water (noun.substance) |
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