oil pan

noun

A sump.

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Meanings

nounoil pan (plural oil pans)

plural oil pans · alternative oilpan

  1. CanadaUSautomotiveA sump.
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APA

oil pan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20pan

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“oil pan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20pan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil pan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20pan.

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