"oil spill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oil spills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oil spill (plural oil spills)
  1. An escape or (accidental) discharge of oil, usually into the sea. Related terms: oilpatch, oil slick, oil spot, oily Translations (oil spill): öljyvuoto (Finnish), marée noire [feminine] (French), tārutunga hinu (Maori), rukenga hinu (Maori), oljeutslipp [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), wyciek ropy (naftowej) [masculine] (Polish), derrame de petróleo [masculine] (Spanish), marea negra [feminine] (Spanish), oljeutsläpp [neuter] (Swedish)

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