oil slick

English

Noun

oil slick (plural oil slicks)

1. A thin film of oil floating on the surface of water, especially one that has leaked or been discharged from a ship.

Translations

thin film of oil floating on the surface of water

• Finnish: öljylautta (fi)
• French: marée noire (fr) f
• German: Ölspur (de) f, Ölteppich (de) m
• Portuguese: maré negra f
• Romanian: maree neagră (ro) f
• Spanish: marea negra (es) f