noun🔗ShareRaffineriesA building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals."The city's air quality is often poor because of the many oil refineries located nearby. "La qualité de l'air de la ville est souvent mauvaise en raison des nombreuses raffineries de pétrole situées à proximité.industrybuildingmachinetechnologyenvironmentenergymaterialchemistryeconomytechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading