oil drums

Crude storage cylinders

Oil drums are large cylindrical metal containers used for storing and transporting liquids, typically holding about 55 gallons.

Originally designed for petroleum products, they've become a standard industrial unit: The warehouse was stacked with oil drums.

Empty oil drums find second lives as burn barrels, planters, barbecue smokers, and improvised musical instruments in steel drum bands.

Related
  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
  • spillageLiquid that escaped containment
  • bungWooden barrel seal
  • storageSpace for keeping goods
  • barrelHooped cylindrical vessel

rust · rusted out · container · shipping container · drums · hydrocarbons · flammable liquids · reconditioning · burn barrel · steel drums · leak · durable construction · galvanized steel · grease · gallon · metal · fossil fuels · tamper-evident seals

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oil, drum, oiled, oils, drumming, drummer, oiling, drumstick, petroleum

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G