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bbl

/ˈbær.əl/

Traducción: Abreviatura que designa diversas unidades de volumen, generalmente utilizadas para medir líquidos como petróleo o cerveza, en particular el barril estadounidense.

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C1formalcommon/ˈbær.əl/

An abbreviation referring to any of various units of capacity, typically used for measuring liquids such as oil or beer.

  • 🇪🇸Abreviatura que designa diversas unidades de volumen, generalmente utilizadas para medir líquidos como petróleo o cerveza, en particular el barril estadounidense.
  1. Unit of volume for liquids B2 formal

    A standard unit of volume used for measuring crude oil and other liquids, typically equal to 42 US gallons (about 159 liters).

    • The oil field produces 10,000 bbl per day.
    • The price of crude oil is quoted in dollars per bbl.
    • The tanker can carry up to 500,000 bbl of petroleum.

    🇪🇸Barril (unidad de volumen)

    Sinónimos: barrel

  2. General unit of capacity C1 formal

    Any of various units of capacity used for measuring different commodities, such as beer or wine.

    • The brewery stores its beer in bbl containers.
    • Historically, a bbl of wine varied in size by region.
    • The shipment included 200 bbl of ale.

    🇪🇸Barril (unidad de capacidad)

    Sinónimos: barrel