Wildcat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

a cruelly rapacious person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈaɪldkæt/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaɪldkat/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaɪldkat/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈaɪldkæt/.

Examples

wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks
wildcat stock speculation
a wildcat airline

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unauthorized savage wolf wildcat well brute unauthorised beast

Parts of Speech

noun	an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
noun	a cruelly rapacious person
noun	any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
adjective	outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices “wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks”
adjective	without official authorization “an unauthorized strike”
adjective	(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive “drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation”

Word Forms

wildcat	adjective	(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
savage	adjective	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
savage	verb	attack brutally and fiercely
wildcat	noun	an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wildkatze

eine explorative Ölquelle, die auf einem Land gebohrt wurde, von dem nicht bekannt ist, dass es sich um ein Ölfeld handelt

🇫🇷French

chat sauvage

un puits de pétrole d'exploration foré sur un terrain qui n'est pas connu pour être un champ pétrolifère

🇪🇸Spanish

gato montés

un pozo petrolero exploratorio perforado en un terreno que no se sabe que sea un campo petrolero

🇮🇹Italian

gatto selvatico

un pozzo petrolifero esplorativo trivellato in un terreno non noto come giacimento petrolifero

🇳🇱Dutch

wilde kat

een experimentele oliebron die is geboord in land waarvan niet bekend is dat het een olieveld is

🇵🇹Portuguese

gato selvagem

um poço exploratório de petróleo perfurado em terra que não se sabe ser um campo de petróleo

🇷🇺Russian

дикая кошка

разведочная нефтяная скважина, пробуренная на территории, не являющейся нефтяным месторождением

India

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্য বিড়াল

একটি অনুসন্ধানমূলক তেল যেটি একটি তেলক্ষেত্র হিসাবে পরিচিত নয় এমন জমিতে ড্রিল করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

காட்டுப்பூனை

எண்ணெய் வயல் என்று அறியப்படாத நிலத்தில் தோண்டப்பட்ட ஒரு ஆய்வு எண்ணெய் கிணறு

🇮🇳Telugu

అడవి పిల్లి

చమురు క్షేత్రం అని తెలియని భూమిలో తవ్విన అన్వేషణాత్మక చమురు బావి

🇮🇳Marathi

जंगली मांजर

तेल क्षेत्र म्हणून ज्ञात नसलेल्या जमिनीत विहीर खोदलेले अन्वेषण तेल

🇮🇳Gujarati

જંગલી બિલાડી

તેલ ક્ષેત્ર તરીકે જાણીતું ન હોય તેવી જમીનમાં ખોદવામાં આવેલ એક સંશોધનાત્મક તેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಡುಬೆಕ್ಕು

ತೈಲ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವೆಂದು ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲದ ಭೂಮಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊರೆಯಲಾದ ಪರಿಶೋಧನಾ ತೈಲ ಬಾವಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാട്ടുപൂച്ച

ഒരു എണ്ണപ്പാടം എന്ന് അറിയപ്പെടാത്ത ഭൂമിയിൽ കുഴിച്ചെടുത്ത ഒരു പര്യവേക്ഷണ എണ്ണ കിണർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੰਗਲੀ ਬਿੱਲੀ

ਇੱਕ ਖੋਜੀ ਤੇਲ ਦੀ ਖੂਹ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਡ੍ਰਿਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਤੇਲ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਣੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جنگلی بلی

زمین میں کھودنے والا ایک دریافتی تیل جو تیل کا میدان نہیں جانا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

野猫

在不知道是油田的土地上钻探的油井

🇯🇵Japanese

ヤマネコ

油田であることが知られていない土地で掘削された試掘油井

🇰🇷Korean

살쾡이

유전으로 알려지지 않은 땅에 시추된 탐사유정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mèo rừng

một giếng dầu thăm dò được khoan ở vùng đất không được coi là mỏ dầu

🇹🇭Thai

แมวป่า

บ่อน้ำมันสำรวจที่ขุดเจาะในที่ดินซึ่งไม่รู้ว่าเป็นแหล่งน้ำมัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kucing garong

sebuah sumur minyak eksplorasi yang dibor di tanah yang tidak diketahui sebagai ladang minyak

🇲🇾Malay

kucing liar

telaga minyak penerokaan yang digerudi di tanah yang tidak diketahui sebagai medan minyak

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

گربه وحشی

یک چاه نفت اکتشافی حفر شده در زمینی که معلوم نیست میدان نفتی باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

yaban kedisi

Petrol sahası olduğu bilinmeyen bir arazide açılan arama amaçlı petrol kuyusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲתוּל הַבָּר

באר נפט חיפושית שנקדחה באדמה שאינה ידועה כשדה נפט

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