Definition of "oilsand" [oilsand]

• Alternative spelling of oil sand. (noun)

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• "Alberta's oilsand industry's tailing ponds, their toxic swamps, are reportedly leaking enough contaminated water into the regions aquifers and groundwater to fill five Olympic pools a day."
• "So the bottom line is that the entire oilsand business is bonded for a little bit more than the cost of cleaning up 31 hectares of toxic soil, water and waste."
• "I'm not sure, but I thought she or he meant that working in oilsand production would be selling out for someone who cares about the environment."