Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil barrel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
oil bar-rel
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A barrel for containing crude oil.

noun

Originally, the volume of some standard barrel. Currently, 42 US gallons.

Inflected Forms

oil barrels (plural)

Questions

What does oil barrel mean?
A barrel for containing crude oil.

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