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flare tower

flare tower noun: a tall structure used for burning off waste gas at oil refineries and other installations.

flare tower: a tall structure used for burning off waste gas at oil refineries and other installations
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Noun

flare tower (plural flare towers)

  1. a tall structure used for burning off waste gas at oil refineries and other installations.
    Synonyms:
    flare stack

Synonyms of flare tower

Forms of flare tower

pluralflare towers

Questions about flare tower

What does flare tower mean?
Flare tower means a tall structure used for burning off waste gas at oil refineries and other installations.
What part of speech is flare tower?
Flare tower is a noun.
What is the plural of flare tower?
The plural of flare tower is flare towers.

Words near flare tower in the dictionary

  1. flare out
  2. flare path
  3. flare paths
  4. flare stack
  5. flare stacks
  6. flare tower
  7. flare towers
  8. flare up
  9. flare ups
  10. flare-nut wrench
  11. flare-up

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