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oil sand
noun
, Geology.
- a sand or sandstone containing oil or tarry residue in the pore spaces.
oil sand
noun
- a sandstone impregnated with hydrocarbons, esp such deposits in Alberta, Canada
oil sand
- A stratum of sand or sandstone containing petroleum that can be extracted by way of wells. The term is also applied to limestone and dolomite strata that contain petroleum.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oil sand1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Example Sentences
I have no more oil-sand to exchange, but will send to those who wrote to me.
From Project Gutenberg
When we tap through the sediment we strike into the oil sand, which contains this residue of the diatoms, and an oil well results.
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