gigabarrel

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noun

A unit of volume equal to a thousand million barrels.

OriginEnglish barrel ← Middle English barel ← Old French bari →
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Meanings

noungigabarrel (plural gigabarrels)

plural gigabarrels

  1. A unit of volume equal to a thousand million barrels.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓίγας (Gígas)
  2. Ancient Greekγίγας (gígas)
  3. Englishgiga-
  4. Old Frenchbari
  5. Middle Englishbarel
  6. Englishbarrel
  7. Englishgigabarrel

From giga- + barrel.

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APA

gigabarrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigabarrel

MLA

“gigabarrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigabarrel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gigabarrel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gigabarrel.

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