oil-fired

Speech parts

1. oil-fired - Adjective

2. oil-fired - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

fueled by burning oil

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

petroleum NAFTA coal-burning clean-burning centres reactors fueled carbon-based fuel based biofuel-dependent conventional fuel-reliant diesel-fueled oil-importing conventional energy-consuming fossil fuel-dependent

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Antonyms

unfueled

Related terms

coal-fired oil firing oil-burning

Examples

an oil-fired furnace Source: Internet

Before she was refitted with a diesel power plant in 1986/87, QE2 was also the last oil-fired passenger steamship to cross the Atlantic in scheduled liner service. Source: Internet

A thermal oil-fired generating station in Charlottetown is also available. Source: Internet

It appears a maintenance worker was changing a filter on the oil-fired heating system when there was an unexpected “blowback,” said Gerald Tracey, chair of the non-profit Fairfields board. Source: Internet

In addition, the public owns large oil-fired and nuclear power plants, which are located in or near the city. Source: Internet

Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were to be built with oil-fired engines. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

oil-digger oil-exporting countries oil-exporting nations oil-glazed oil-hardened steel oil-importing