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oil slick
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
oil slick
(noun)
oil slick
noun
plural
oil slicks
oil slick
noun
plural
oil slicks
Britannica Dictionary definition of OIL SLICK
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a thin layer of oil that is floating on the surface of the ocean, a lake, etc.
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