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Definition of refinery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

refinery

noun
 
/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
 
/rɪˈfaɪnəri/
(plural refineries)
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  1. 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.
    Topics Buildingsc2, The environmentc2, Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryRefinery is used after these nouns:
    • oil
    • sugar
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