gisement
Meanings
Noun
1. deposit (of oil, minerals); bed (of coal, ore etc.)
Examples4
Le pays dispose d'importants gisements de fer.
The country has important iron deposits.
Le Sahara occidental a des gisements pétroliers.
Western Sahara has crude oil deposits.
L'Algérie a des gisements de zinc.
Algeria has zinc deposits.
Le Sahara occidental dispose de riches gisements en phosphate.
Western Sahara has rich phosphate deposits.