wildcat in Italian
wildcat in Italian is gatto selvatico — wildcat means describing an action, especially a strike, taken by workers without official union approval.
wildcat in Italian
gatto selvatico
(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.
What does "wildcat" mean?
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adj Describing an action, especially a strike, taken by workers without official union approval.
"The drivers staged a wildcat strike over the new schedules."
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verb To drill for oil or gas in an area that hasn't been proven to have any.
"His pitch was that fracking had transformed the production of gas from a hit-or-miss proposition to one that operated with an on and off switch. It was manufacturing, not wildcatting."
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wildcat in a sentence
- The drivers staged a wildcat strike over the new schedules.
- His pitch was that fracking had transformed the production of gas from a hit-or-miss proposition to one that operated with an on and off switch. It was manufacturing, not wildcatting.
- You'd have to be very rich or very desperate to go wildcatting that far east.
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What is "wildcat" in Italian?
"wildcat" in Italian is gatto selvatico. wildcat means: Describing an action, especially a strike, taken by workers without official union approval.
How do you use "wildcat" in a sentence?
Example: "The drivers staged a wildcat strike over the new schedules." In Italian, "wildcat" is gatto selvatico.
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