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bbl
/biː biː ˈɛl/
noun 4name 3phrase 2
Collocations
2BBL + NOUN
liposuction, surgery
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
Abbreviation of barrels and occasionally also of barrel (singular).
5 bbls. flour
Quantity & quality of Beef to be put in a bbl.
3
Abbreviation of barrels and occasionally also of barrel (singular).
1-bbl carburetor
4-bbl carburetor
phrase
1
Alternative form of BBL.
phrase
1
Initialism of be back later; also bbl.
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Synonyms
noun — any of various units of capacity
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
measured in 1000-bbl units
Wiktionary02
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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