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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /rɪˈfaɪnəri/
Forms: refineries
refinery means: A factory that removes unwanted material from oil, sugar, or metals to make useful products.
noun
PROCESSING FACTORYB2
A factory that removes unwanted material from oil, sugar, or metals to make useful products.
- My uncle works at an oil refinery.
- The refinery turns crude oil into fuel.
- Two sugar refineries have closed this year.
Questions about refinery
What does refinery mean?
A factory that removes unwanted material from oil, sugar, or metals to make useful products.
What is refinery in other languages?
Türkçe: rafineri · Español: refinería · Français: raffinerie · Deutsch: Raffinerie · Italiano: raffineria · 日本語: 精製所
How do you pronounce refinery?
It is pronounced /rɪˈfaɪnəri/.
How do you use refinery in a sentence?
My uncle works at an oil refinery. The refinery turns crude oil into fuel.
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