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top kill

top kill noun: a method of closing an oil well, by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to shut off the flow of oil, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole.

Noun

top kill (plural top kills)

  1. (oil industry) a method of closing an oil well, by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to shut off the flow of oil, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole

Forms of top kill

pluraltop kills

Questions about top kill

What does top kill mean?
Top kill means a method of closing an oil well, by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to shut off the flow of oil, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole.
What part of speech is top kill?
Top kill is a noun.
What is the plural of top kill?
The plural of top kill is top kills.

Words near top kill in the dictionary

  1. top it all off
  2. top it off
  3. top job
  4. top jobs
  5. top kek
  6. top kill
  7. top kills
  8. top left
  9. top light
  10. top lights
  11. top line

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