Usually means: Bituminous sand containing heavy oil.
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  1. tar sand: Merriam-Webster
  2. tar sand: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. tar sand: Collins English Dictionary
  4. tar sand: Wiktionary
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  6. tar sand: Dictionary.com
  7. Tar sand: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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▸ noun:  oil sand.

Similar:
oilsand, bituminous sand, oil sand, tarsand, shell sand, sandbody, black sand, sharp sand, sand, titanium sand, more...

Opposite:
oil shale, conventional oil, light crude oil

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Similar:
oilsand, bituminous sand, oil sand, tarsand, shell sand, sandbody, black sand, sharp sand, sand, titanium sand, more...

Opposite:
oil shale, conventional oil, light crude oil



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