(oil industry) A method of closing an oil well, by drilling a relief well to the bottom of the borehole of the blown-out well and pumping in heavy drilling fluid (synthetic mud) to counteract oil pressure and staunch the flow, then filling in the orifice to the oil reservoir with concrete (cement) to seal the blow-out and the relief wells.

(oil industry) a method of closing an oil well, in which the blowout preventer has been tripped and has closed off oil flow; by pumping in drilling fluid (synthetic mud) through the blowout preventer down the borehole, to push down the artesian oil to contain the oil in its reservoir, and following with concrete (cement) to plug the hole

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of winter-kill

(transitive) To kill by the effects of wintery conditions / (intransitive) To die from the lethal effects of wintery conditions

(idiomatic, informal) To dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).

plural of kill shelter

An animal shelter that eventually carries out euthanasia on those animals it cannot find homes for.

plural of no-kill shelter

plural of kill zone

(military) The area of engagement where an attack on the enemy is focused and which has the highest percentage of fatalities. / A position where an individual is facing a deadly attack.