slick
noun/slɪk/
/slɪk/
- (also oil slick)an area of oil that is floating on the surface of the sea
- a 50 km slick from the damaged tanker
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentc2- The oil was moving along in a huge slick.
- The spilt diesel oil formed a slick about two miles long.
- They used suction equipment to clean up the oil slick.
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- a small area of something wet and shiny
- a slick of sweat
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘glossy’ and ‘make smooth or glossy’): probably from Old English and related to Old Norse slíkr ‘smooth’; compare with sleek.
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