oil depot

collocation in English

meaningsofoilanddepot

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oil
noun
uk
/ɔɪl/us
/ɔɪl/
petroleum (= the black oil obtained from under the earth's surface from which ...
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depot
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdep.əʊ/us
/ˈdiː.poʊ/
a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, ...
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(Definition ofoilanddepotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoil depot

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It is not known whether she was an intentional second target of the raid on theoildepotor a victim of a chance attack.
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Theoildepotcaught fire and some ships sank.
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Theoildepotwas established within the legal framework which existed at the time.
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It consists of an oldoildepotand a distillery near the riverside.
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Obviously, from the point of view of the local residents it would be better if there were nooildepotthere.
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However, we can ask that the safety precautions and regulations should be examined with particularly close scrutiny as theoildepotis situated in a populated area.
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I do not believe that anyone in the area at the time welcomed the fact that anoildepotwas to be built on the railway land.
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Some examples of these are the ammunition dump andoildepot.
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An area of a plant or facility with numerous storage tanks is sometimes called a "tank farm", especially at anoildepot.
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The station includes a goods shed, cattle dock, a milk dock, coal staithes and anoildepot.
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The minesweeper was present at the island, however, along with the immobileoildepotship.
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Anoildepotis a comparatively unsophisticated facility in that (in most cases) there is no processing or other transformation on site.
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Theoildepothas a capacity of 6 million liters, and nearby liquid gas storage facilities were at risk of being ignited by the blaze.
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It gave theoildepotsix months to cease operating in the area.
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A single siding at the station serving anoildepotremained in use until 1987.
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A gas andoildepothas been attacked, several people have died from a mysterious infection, and rumors of biological warfare are rampant.
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Connections were retained with the cement works and coal yard, which became anoildepot, until 1988 and the line eventually closed in 1991.
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This is distinct from anoildepot, which do not have processing facilities.
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It closed to passengers in 1959, but part of the line remained in use for freight traffic (serving a nearby fueloildepot) until the early 1980s.
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In the same year, a health survey proved that the air surrounding theoildepotcontains high levels of benzene, a chemical compound known to increase risks of cancer.
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