oil barrel

noun

A barrel for containing crude oil.

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Meanings

nounoil barrel (plural oil barrels)

plural oil barrels

  1. A barrel for containing crude oil.
  2. measureOriginally, the volume of some standard barrel. Currently, 42 US gallons.
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APA

oil barrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20barrel

MLA

“oil barrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20barrel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil barrel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20barrel.

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