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oil barrel

oil barrel noun: a barrel for containing crude oil.

Noun

oil barrel (plural oil barrels)

  1. A barrel for containing crude oil.
  2. (measure) Originally, the volume of some standard barrel. Currently, 42 US gallons.

Forms of oil barrel

pluraloil barrels

Questions about oil barrel

What does oil barrel mean?
Oil barrel means a barrel for containing crude oil.
What part of speech is oil barrel?
Oil barrel is a noun.
What is the plural of oil barrel?
The plural of oil barrel is oil barrels.

Words near oil barrel in the dictionary

  1. oil
  2. oil and water
  3. oil and water don't mix
  4. oil baron
  5. oil barons
  6. oil barrel
  7. oil bath
  8. oil baths
  9. oil beetle
  10. oil beetles
  11. oil bug

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