black gold

noun

: petroleum

Examples of black gold in a Sentence

After months of drilling, they finally hit black gold.

Recent Examples on the Web

But, after some initial drilling pilot programs were unsuccessful, dreams of Greenland’s black gold fell by the wayside when the oil industry infamously went bust in the 1980s. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Also known as black gold, compost is valuable to lawns and all over the landscape. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2026

Fruits and vegetables can be placed in the compost bin along with leaves, straw, and clippings to break down into black gold for your plants. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2026

The nations in Southeast Asia, as well as Japan, will soon state their displeasure at having to suffer while their old Yankee friends are swimming in barrels of black gold. — Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for black gold

• ahold
• behold
• billfold
• blindfold
• cajoled
• consoled
• controlled
• cotswold
• eightfold
• enfold
• enrolled
• extolled