Noun
das Fracking
Pronunciation: /ˈfʁɛkɪŋ/
fracking
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Meanings
Noun
- fracking
Example sentence
Durch Fracking wird Erdgas aus tiefen Schichten gefördert.
Fracking is used to extract natural gas from deep layers.
Word forms
singular
das Fracking
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Fracking
Accusativedas Fracking
Dativedem Fracking
Genitivedes Frackings
Fracking has no common plural.
Usage
- Gas durch Fracking gewinnen — Extract gas using hydraulic fracturing of rock.
- Fracking / Bohrung — Fracturing the rock versus drilling a borehole; related but different operations.
Im Seminar diskutierten wir die Umweltfolgen des Frackings.
In the seminar, we discussed the environmental consequences of fracking.