crude oil
noun
petroleum as it comes from the ground, before refining.
Also called
crude,
crude petroleum.
Origin of crude oil
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby crude oil
Example sentences from the Web for crude oil
The automatic had a silencer on it, and its clicking had been drowned out, anyhow, by the roaring of the crude-oil engine.
British Dictionary definitions for crude oil
crude oil
noun
petroleum before it has been refined
Scientific definitions for crude oil
crude oil
[ krōōd ]
Unrefined petroleum.