accidental oil spill

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• Oil spill — Spill Spill, n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• oil spill — an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment. [1965 70] * * *  leakage of petroleum onto the surface of a large… …   Universalium

• Deepwater Horizon oil spill — 2010 oil spill and BP oil spill redirect here. For other oil spills in 2010, see 2010 oil spill (disambiguation). For the 2006 oil spill involving BP, see Prudhoe Bay oil spill. For the drilling rig and explosion, see Deepwater Horizon… …   Wikipedia

• Prestige oil spill — This article is about the spill. For the oil tanker, see Prestige (oil tanker). Prestige oil spill Volunteers cleaning the coastline in Galicia in the aftermath of the Prestige catastrophe, March, 2003 Location Atlantic Ocean …   Wikipedia

• oil spill — an accidental release of oil into a body of water, as from a tanker, offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life and the environment. [1965 70] …   Useful english dictionary

• Spill — Spill, n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.] 1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a spile.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Oil tanker — Supertanker redirects here. For the aerial firefighting aircraft, see Evergreen 747 Supertanker. The commercial oil tanker AbQaiq, in ballast Class overview Name …   Wikipedia

• spill — I n. accidental pouring 1) an oil spill fall 2) to take a spill (from a horse) 3) a nasty spill II v. 1) (D; tr.) to spill all over, on (I spilled the milk all over her) 2) (d; intr.) ( to pour ) to spill into (the crowd was spilling into the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom — This article sets out the role of the UK oil and gas industry in the economy, energy supply and technology. It also covers the industry’s safety and environmental record and its prospects for the future. Contents 1 Location 2 Exploration and… …   Wikipedia

• Accidental release source terms — are the mathematical equations that quantify the flow rate at which accidental releases of air pollutants into the ambient environment can occur at industrial facilities such as petroleum refineries, petrochemical plants, natural gas processing… …   Wikipedia

• data spill — n. The accidental transmission or display of private online data to a third party. Example Citation: Unintentional disclosures of personal information, called data spills, can occur when visitors click on a link to an external site. Browsers… …   New words