"skim pit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skim pits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} skim pit (plural skim pits)
  1. (petroleum mining) An open-air pit into which a mixture of oil and water is pumped and left to separate so that the oil can be extracted.
    Sense id: en-skim_pit-en-noun-jGLCD73S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, energy, mining, natural-sciences, petroleum, physical-sciences, physics

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