refinery
noun/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
(plural refineries)
- a factory where a substance such as oil is refined (= made pure)
- an oil refinery
- a sugar refinery
- He works at the town’s oil refinery.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRefinery is used after these nouns:- oil
- sugar
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
refinery