B2nounenvironmentwork
US/rɪˈfaɪ.nər.i/
UK/rɪˈfaɪ.nər.i/
a factory where raw materials such as oil or sugar are made pure
In context
The Dung Quat refinery turns crude oil into petrol and diesel.
A fire at the refinery sent black smoke over the whole town.
Many local farmers sell their sugarcane directly to the refinery.
Words that go with refinery
noun + noun
- oil refineryThe oil refinery employs more than three thousand people.
- sugar refineryThe old sugar refinery has been turned into an art gallery.
- refinery workersRefinery workers went on strike for better safety conditions.
- petroleum refineryA new petroleum refinery will reduce the country's fuel imports.
- refinery capacityThe country needs more refinery capacity to meet demand.
verb + noun
- build a refineryThe government plans to build a refinery on the coast.