oil slick

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Noun

oil slick (plural oil slicks)

A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship.
Near-synonyms: oil spot, oilpatch

Translations

thin film of oil floating on the surface of water

Finnish: öljylautta (fi)
French: marée noire (fr) f
German: Ölspur (de) f, Ölteppich (de) m
Portuguese: maré negra f
Romanian: maree neagră (ro) f
Spanish: marea negra (es) f

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