oil drum — noun A cylindrical metal barrel for oil • • • Main Entry: ↑oil * * * n. a metal drum used for transporting oil … Useful english dictionary
The Oil Drum — infobox weblog name = The Oil Drum website = http://www.theoildrum.com/The Oil Drum is a website devoted to the discussion of energy issues and their impact on society. The site is a resource for information on peak oil, and related concepts such … Wikipedia
Steptoe and Son in Murder at Oil Drum Lane — is a play written by Ray Galton and John Antrobus that brought the Steptoe and Son saga to an end. It was first performed in 2005. The title of the play was borrowed from the Swedish 1982 play Albert Herbert Mordet på Skolgatan 15 (Albert Harold… … Wikipedia
Oil Panic — is a Game Watch game. It was developed by Nintendo R D1 in 1982. It has since been rereleaeed twice in Game Watch compilation games for the handheld consoles the Game Boy and the Nintendo DS.In the game, a pipe is leaking and the player must… … Wikipedia
Oil depletion — per major producing country. This model assumes world oil depletion remains constant at the 2004 level of 80 million barrels per day.[1] However, world oil depletion is currently (as of 2008) at 85 million barrels per day … Wikipedia
Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… … Wikipedia
drum — drum1 [drʌm] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Dutch trom] 1.) a musical instrument made of skin stretched over a circular frame, played by hitting it with your hand or a stick ▪ a big bass drum ▪ 1000 people marched, beating drums and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
oil — n. & v. n. 1 any of various thick, viscous, usu. inflammable liquids insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents (see also essential oil, fixed oil, mineral oil, volatile oil). 2 US petroleum. 3 (in comb.) using oil as fuel (oil heater). 4 … Useful english dictionary
drum — drum1 [ drʌm ] noun ** 1. ) count a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick. Someone who plays a drum is a drummer. => DRUM N BASS 2. ) count a large round container… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drum — [[t]drʌ̱m[/t]] ♦♦♦ drums, drumming, drummed 1) N COUNT: oft the N A drum is a musical instrument consisting of a skin stretched tightly over a round frame. You play a drum by beating it with sticks or with your hands. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp A… … English dictionary
