refinery

noun

re·fin·ery ri-ˈfī-nə-rē

-ˈfīn-rē

plural refineries

: a building and equipment for refining or processing something (such as oil or sugar)

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In Galveston, Texas, a coastal city full of refineries, a mascot named Wally the Turtle regularly teaches schoolchildren about the risk of chemical disasters, Mastrangelo told me. —

Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024 That same month the governor ordered lawmakers to return to Sacramento for a special session to debate a bill that would require oil refineries to increase gasoline reserves in an attempt to prevent price spikes at the pump. —

Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 With no refineries in the state, Florida is dependent on waterborne imports. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2024 But there are no pipelines bringing gasoline from refineries on the Gulf Coast or northern states as fuel is moved around much of the rest of the country. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for refinery