struck oil

A form of strike oil — To find petroleum when boring for it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of strike oil
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struck oil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/struck%20oil

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“struck oil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/struck%20oil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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