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oilpatch.

A patch or puddle of oil.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A patch or puddle of oil.

  2. An oil and gas producing region; (metonymic) the oil and gas industry.

    informal
    Like many men of that era and region, he wandered into the oilpatch and worked as a roustabout for a while.
Where this word comes from

From oil + patch.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.