Definition of "oil-sand" [oil-sand]

• The name given in the Pennsylvania petroleum region to the beds of sandstone from which the oil is obtained by boring. See petroleum. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Alberta and Canadian federal officials have worked to clean up the oil-sand industry's image."
• "Sunshine Oilsands, which was incorporated in early 2007 and isn't expected to produce any oil until next year, owns and controls 4,600 square kilometers of oil-sand leases in the Athabasca sands region in the Canadian province of Alberta."
• "Last month, the government approved a $9 billion oil-sand development project led by Total SA, but only after a six-year approval process."