"oil sand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oil sands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oil sand (countable and uncountable, plural oil sands)
  1. A relatively loose sandstone, or porous carbonate rock, impregnated with bitumen. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Oil industry, Rocks Synonyms: bituminous sand, tar sand Translations (relatively loose sandstone or porous carbonate rock impregnated with bitumen): tjæresand [neuter] (Danish), öljyhiekka (Finnish), gaineamh ola [masculine] (Irish), gaineamh tarra [masculine] (Irish), tarraghaineamh [masculine] (Irish), sabbia bituminosa [feminine] (Italian), битуме́нски пе́сок (bituménski pésok) [masculine] (Macedonian), на́фтен пе́сок (náften pésok) [masculine] (Macedonian), oljesand [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), oljesand [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), piasek roponośny [masculine] (Polish), areia betuminosa [feminine] (Portuguese), нефтеносный песок (neftenosnyj pesok) (Russian), oljesand [common-gender] (Swedish), ทรายน้ำมัน (Thai)

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