Definition
oilcamp
noun
- a temporary settlement or base camp established near an oil field or oil drilling operation
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; often used in contexts of oil exploration and extraction in remote areas
Examples
- Workers at the oilcamp lived in temporary housing while the drilling operation continued.
- The oilcamp provided basic facilities for the engineers and laborers working on the extraction project.
- During the oil boom, numerous oilcamps sprang up across the region.
- Supply trucks made regular runs to the remote oilcamp to deliver equipment and provisions.