oil drum
Britishnoun
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In May 2002, an explosion sent metal shards onto Jordan’s campus while workers were cutting an oil drum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
Wearing his red union baseball cap and tending the blaze inside an oil drum, Mr. Bohne, 56, looks like a scruffy Santa Claus.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
"You could fit an entire oil drum of chili and cheese on that hot dog, if you wanted to — and I do," Lang added.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2023
The pair were trying to correct the level of liquid in an oil drum when a cloud of flammable vapor formed and sparked, causing the blast.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Immediately below this manifesto squats the stove, fabricated from a rusty oil drum.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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