WORD: FRACKING
MEANING:
1. (General Engineering) a method of releasing oil or gas from rock by forcing liquid at high pressure into the rock
2. A method of extracting oil or natural gas from rock formations deep below the earth's surface, by drilling and creating cracks.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The oil and gas fracking industry is responsible for releasing dozens of toxic chemicals into the air we breathe.
PRONOUNCE:
fracking
LINK: FRACKING
MEANING:
1. (General Engineering) a method of releasing oil or gas from rock by forcing liquid at high pressure into the rock
2. A method of extracting oil or natural gas from rock formations deep below the earth's surface, by drilling and creating cracks.
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. The oil and gas fracking industry is responsible for releasing dozens of toxic chemicals into the air we breathe.
PRONOUNCE:
fracking
LINK: FRACKING
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