refinery

[ ri-fahy-nuh-ree ]

/ rɪˈfaɪ nə ri /

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noun, plural re·fin·er·ies.

an establishment for refining something, as metal, sugar, or petroleum.

Origin of refinery

First recorded in 1720–30; refine + -ery

Words nearby refinery

refinancing, refine, refined, refinement, refiner, refinery, refinish, refit, refl., reflag, reflate

Example sentences from the Web for refinery

Refinery management had normalized the occurrences of hazardous conditions.

Oil Tankers Leaking into Seattle’s Water |Bill Conroy |October 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We fought in Mosul 10 days,” Jasim said, “then they sent us to Bayji to help the army liberate the refinery.

Bikers of Baghdad: Sunnis, Shias, Skulls, ‘Harleys,’ and Iraqi Flags |Jacob Siegel |July 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This unusually severe judgment was the first criminal conviction of a refinery operation under the Clean Air Act.

Pollution Is a Violent Crime—Prosecute It as Such |Jedediah Purdy |May 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The refinery was bought by a little-known company based in Kharkiv called “GasUkraina-2009.”

Sergiy Kurchenko, Ukraine’s Missing Oligarch |Oleg Shynkarenko |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

"You can get to literally every refinery that is in the U.S. south from the water," he says.

Pipelines, Not Rail, Ctd. |Justin Green |April 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Of the four, he alone knew every inch of the physical set-up of the refinery.

The Legion of Lazarus |Edmond Hamilton
Her wash-tubs are emptied, like every thing else, into the refinery.

The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 |Various
A period of five years, however, completed Mr. Veysey's connection with the refinery.

The Beaver, Vol. I, No. 4, January 1921 |Hudson's Bay Company
The refinery for whale-oil, lately established at Rouen, seems to be an object worthy of national attention.

Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson |Thomas Jefferson
This new camp was a kind of refinery; here one and all might consider the perils, dangers and privations likely to be encountered.

Then and Now |Robert Vaughn

British Dictionary definitions for refinery

refinery

/ (rɪˈfaɪnərɪ) /

noun plural -eries

a factory for the purification of some crude material, such as ore, sugar, oil, etc

Scientific definitions for refinery

refinery

[ rĭ-fī′nə-rē ]

An industrial plant that uses mechanical and chemical means to purify a substance, such as petroleum or sugar, or to convert it to a form that is more useful.

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refinery

noun, plural re·fin·er·ies.

Origin of refinery

Words nearby refinery

Example sentences from the Web for refinery

British Dictionary definitions for refinery

noun plural -eries

Scientific definitions for refinery

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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refinery

noun, plural re·fin·er·ies.

Origin of refinery

Words nearby refinery

Words related to refinery

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