wildcat, adj.
(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
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wildcat
sample sentences
"drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation""a wildcat mine"
"wildcat drilling"
"wildcat wells"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
without official authorization
<adj.all>
unauthorised unauthorized wildcat
sample sentences
"an unauthorized strike""wildcat work stoppage"
semantic pointers
similar to
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
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wildcat
sample sentences
"wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks""wildcat stock speculation"
"a wildcat airline"
"wildcat life insurance schemes"
semantic pointers
similar to