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fuel oil
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fuel oil [′fyül ‚oil]
(materials)
A liquid product burned to generate heat, exclusive of oils with a flash point below 100°F (38°C); includes heating oils, stove oils, furnace oils, bunker fuel oils.
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The spill occurred almost two years after the Cosco Busan tanker struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007, which led 53,000 gallons of bunker fuel being dumped into the bay.
Tanker spills oil in San Francisco Bay by AFP / AFP American Edition
The spill occurred almost two years after the Cosco Busan tanker struck the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 2007, which led 53,000 gallons of bunker fuel being dumped into the bay.
Tanker spills oil in San Francisco Bay by AFP / AFP Global Edition
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