bbl

UK /biː biː ˈɛl/ US /biː biː ˈɛl/

noun 4name 3phrase 2

Definitions

noun

Abbreviation of barrels and occasionally also of barrel (singular).

measured in 1000-bbl units

At present prices, cylindrical steel tankage in 55,000-bbl. units costs approximately 73c. per barrel storage.

Abbreviation of barrels and occasionally also of barrel (singular).

5 bbls. flour

Quantity & quality of Beef to be put in a bbl.

Abbreviation of barrels and occasionally also of barrel (singular).

1-bbl carburetor

4-bbl carburetor

phrase

Alternative form of BBL.

phrase

Initialism of be back later; also bbl.

Collocations

BBL + NOUN

liposuction, surgery

PREP.

from

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — any of various units of capacity

barrel

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

measured in 1000-bbl units

Wiktionary

At present prices, cylindrical steel tankage in 55,000-bbl. units costs approximately 73c. per barrel storage.

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The overflush consisted of 100 bbls of uncrosslinked 3000 ppm polymer, followed by one wellbore volume (~150 bbls) plus 450 bbls crude behind pipe.

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The estimated death rate from fat embolism may be as high as one in 3,000 for BBLs. A 2015 study of deaths from BBL surgery concluded that they probably occur as a result of gluteal blood vessels beco

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At an average cost of £3,000 abroad and £8,000 in the UK, the BBL uses liposuction to extract fat from a patient’s thighs to then inject it into their buttocks, but less invasive treatments proliferat

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Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress. […] Dream Body Recovery is just on

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bbl is marked as UK, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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