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Unit 2 Looking for oilOn land

Word Denition Translation

analyse (v) to examine or think about something

carefully in order to understand it

carry (v) to take things from one place to

another 

data (n) information or facts

explosion (n) a loud sound and the energyproduced by something such as a

bomb bursting into small pieces

explosives (n pl) a substance that can cause an

explosion

ground (n) the surface of the earth

hit (v) to move into or against someone or

something quickly

land (n) an area of ground

receiver (n) a piece of equipment that receives

television, radio or other electronic

signals

record (v) to write down information or store it in

a computer so that it can be looked at

in the future

rock (n) the hard substance in the Earth’s

surface that cliffs and mountains are

made of 

shock wave (n) a very strong wave of air pressure or

heat from an explosion

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