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- noun Plural form of
oiler .
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Examples
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The aforementioned battle of the Boyne victory is celebrated on July the 12th in Northern Ireland, and the Orange Order parades with their orange uniforms and bands. they were first called oilers and then renamed. they almost made it to the world series against the cardinals this year, you know that nfl game.
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Rainy, foggy weather was the rule, and "oilers" and rubber boots the prevailing fashion in overclothing.
A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" Russell Doubleday 1910
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The fourth engineer and the three oilers, after a warm interview with Wolf
Chapter 20 2010
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If an Inupiat youth takes action against the destruction of their oceans by the oilers -- will we put him in prison?
Subhankar Banerjee: Who Is Tim DeChristopher? From Coal Belt, Through Mountain Trails, on Route to a Prison Cell Subhankar Banerjee 2011
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“Three oilers and a fourth engineer,” was his greeting.
Chapter 19 2010
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Press-Register – LCS savings could help Navy build oilers, keep Louisiana shipyard from closing
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Talking with him, I realized that he has spent an enormous amount of time in the outdoors and he loves it, but when I asked him whether he did the bidding because he wanted to save these lands from exploitation by the oilers, he responded, I wasn't motivated to protect land.
Subhankar Banerjee: Who Is Tim DeChristopher? From Coal Belt, Through Mountain Trails, on Route to a Prison Cell Subhankar Banerjee 2011
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If a Gwich'in youth takes action against the destruction of the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by the oilers -- will we put her in prison?
Subhankar Banerjee: Who Is Tim DeChristopher? From Coal Belt, Through Mountain Trails, on Route to a Prison Cell Subhankar Banerjee 2011
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“Peak oilers” do not understand the size of some of these massive oil fields.
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Eisenhower advocated quietly and swiftly putting American heavy tankers and oilers into readiness, including those normally used for nonmilitary purposes.
Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011
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