bbl vs tun

bbl

noun
  • Numbers of barrels (casks) transported or sold, or the volume that they represent. 

  • Numbers of venturis in carburetion. 

  • Volumes of crude oil pumped, stored, or sold (in bulk). 

tun

noun
  • A traditional unit of liquid measure equal to 252 wine gallons or 2 pipes. 

  • The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended. 

  • A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.) 

  • A fermenting vat. 

  • Synonym of ton: any extremely or excessively large amount. 

  • A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days. 

  • Synonym of long ton: a unit of mass equal to 2240 pounds, 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each. 

  • Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera. 

verb
  • To put into tuns, or casks. 

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