wildcat – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
wildcat
adj.
rash, hasty; risky (e.g. of a venture); wild; illegal; uncontrolled; not on time (e.g. of a train)
v.
perform exploratory drilling; search (as for oil)
n.
any of various undomesticated black-striped felines; aggressive person; experimental drilling; daring business venture; locomotive without cars (Slang)
Wildcat
Wildcat (disambiguation)
The
wildcat (
Felis silvestris) is a small cat native to Europe, the western part of Asia, and Africa.
Wildcat! BBS
wildcat
Noun
1. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
(synonym) wildcat well
(hypernym) oil well, oiler
2. a cruelly rapacious person
(synonym) beast, wolf, savage, brute
(hypernym) attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
3. any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
(hypernym) cat, true cat
(hyponym) sand cat
(member-holonym) Felis, genus Felis
Adjective
1. outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
(similar) unsound
2. without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
(synonym) unauthorized, unauthorised
(similar) unofficial
3. (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
(similar) exploratory, explorative
Wildcat
a business with a high level of opportunity and a high level of threat.
wildcat
1. A Well drilled in an area where no Oil or Gas production exists.
2. (nautical) the Geared Sheave of a Windlass used to pull Anchor Chain.
(v): To drill Wildcat Wells
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