Definition of refinery
refineries
: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)
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The latter group has received money from foundations controlled by the Koch brothers, whose company owns refineries and more than 4,000 miles of oil and gas pipelines.
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U.S. crude exports and refinery inputs advance to records Gas-guzzling is hot again as demand hits highest level ever There’s a loud sucking sound coming from the depths of oil storage tanks across the United States.
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Washington state is also moving ahead with capping carbon emissions and requiring power plants and oil refineries to reduce emissions over time.
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With Florida’s average price currently 6 cents less than the national average, that should keep the average price in Florida at $2.34, barring unexpected pressure on supplies from a hurricane or refinery outage, AAA said.
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A company wants to build an oil refinery about 3 miles from the park, but some worry about air pollution in the park.
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Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is set to shed another layer of its industrial past this summer with the opening of a 16-story rental building on the site of the former Domino Sugar refinery.
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The program requires oil refineries, food processors, power plants and other facilities to buy permits to release greenhouse gas emissions.
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The major oil companies are already extracting hydrogen from gasoline for industrial uses at nine refinery complexes throughout the United States.
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Circa 1741
First Known Use of refinery
circa 1741
REFINERY Defined for English Language Learners
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: a place where the unwanted substances in something (such as oil or sugar) are removed : a place where something is refined
REFINERY Defined for Kids
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refineries
: a building and equipment where something (as oil or metal) is made pure and ready for use
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