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oil slick oil spill oil pollution Fuel spill largest oil spill

A thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship) WordNet 3.0

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A thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. Wikipedia

Release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity Wikidata

Contamination of any ecosystem, but usually of freshwater or marine ecosystems, by oil or other petroleum products. OmegaWiki

The mass of oil that floats on a surface of water, which is discharged accidentally, naturally or by design, and can be moved by currents, tides and the wind. OmegaWiki

A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship etc. Wiktionary

Thin film of oil floating on the surface of water. Wiktionary (translation)

An escape or (accidental) discharge of oil, usually into the sea. Wiktionary

Oil spill. Wiktionary (translation)

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slick

environmental impact of the petroleum industry

environmental disaster

HAS KIND

gusher

Prestige oil spill

2007 South Korea oil spill