oil drum
oil drum meaning
An oil drum. It stands for oil, fuel and the petroleum industry — and it is not a neutral object. It appears in energy and climate contexts, and in almost all of them it is doing argumentative work: the barrel is the unit the whole fossil-fuel economy is counted in.
Meaning
An oil drum. It stands for oil, fuel and the petroleum industry — and it is not a neutral object. It appears in energy and climate contexts, and in almost all of them it is doing argumentative work: the barrel is the unit the whole fossil-fuel economy is counted in. It appears in energy and climate contexts, and it is never doing neutral work.
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How to use it
- The barrel is the unit the whole economy runs on 🛢️
- Oil prices, and everything they touch 🛢️
- Not a neutral object, in any context 🛢️
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | oliedrom |
| አማርኛ | የዘይት ከበሮ |
| العربية | برميل نفط |
| অসমীয়া | তেলৰ ঢোল |
| azərbaycan | neft silindiri |
| башҡорт | нефть мискәһе |
| беларуская | бочка з нафтай |
| български | варел за нефт |
| বাংলা | তেলের ড্রাম |
| bosanski | bačva |
| català | bidó de petroli |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎪᎢ ᏒᏙᎾ |
| čeština | barel |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | нефт пички |
| Cymraeg | drwm olew |
| Deutsch | Ölfass |
| dolnoserbšćina | wólejowy sud |
| Ελληνικά | βαρέλι πετρελαίου |
| English | oil drum |
| español | barril de petróleo |
| eesti | õlitünn |
| euskara | olio-upela |
| فارسی | بشکه نفت |
| suomi | öljytynnyri |
| Filipino | drum ng langis |
| føroyskt | oljutunna |
| français | baril de pétrole |
| Gaeilge | druma ola |
| Gàidhlig | druma ola |
| galego | barril de petróleo |
| ગુજરાતી | તેલનું ડ્રમ |
| Hausa | gangar mai |
| עברית | חבית נפט |
| हिन्दी | तेल की टंकी, तेल |
| hrvatski | bačva za naftu |
| hornjoserbšćina | wolijowy sud |
| magyar | olajoshordó |
| հայերեն | նավթի տակառ |
| Indonesia | drum minyak |
| íslenska | olíutunna |
| italiano | barile di petrolio |
| 日本語 | ドラム缶 |
| Jawa | drim lenga |
| ქართული | ნავთობპროდუქტების კასრი |
| қазақ тілі | мұнай өнімдеріне арналған бөшке |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | مۇناي ونىمدەرىنە ارنالعان بوشكە |
| ខ្មែរ | ធុងសាំង |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ತೈಲ ಡ್ರಮ್ |
| 한국어 | 기름통 |
| कोंकणी | तेलाचें पिंप |
| кыргызча | нефть челеги |
| ລາວ | ຖັງນໍ້າມັນ |
| lietuvių | degalų statinė |
| latviešu | eļļas tvertne |
| македонски | буре за нафта |
| മലയാളം | എണ്ണ പാത്രം |
| монгол | газрын тосны хүрд |
| मराठी | तेलाचे पिंप |
| Melayu | tong minyak |
| မြန်မာ | ဆီ စည်ပိုင်း |
| नेपाली | तेलको ड्रम |
| Nederlands | olievat |
| norsk | oljefat |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ତେଲ ଡ୍ରମ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਤੇਲ ਦਾ ਡ੍ਰੰਮ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ọ́yil Drọm |
| polski | beczka oleju |
| پښتو | د تیلو ډرم |
| português | barril de óleo |
| rumantsch | butschin dad ieli |
| română | butoi de combustibil |
| русский | бочка |
| سنڌي | تيل جو ڊرم |
| တႆး | ပုင်းတရမ်ႇၼမ်ႉမၼ်း |
| සිංහල | තෙල් බැරලය |
| slovenčina | barel |
| slovenščina | naftni sod |
| Soomaali | durbaan saliid ah |
| shqip | fuçi karburanti |
| српски | буре нафте |
| srpski | bure nafte |
| svenska | oljefat |
| Kiswahili | pipa la mafuta |
| தமிழ் | எண்ணெய் டிரம் |
| తెలుగు | చమురు డ్రమ్ |
| ไทย | ถังน้ำมัน |
| ትግርኛ | ዘይቲ ከበሮ |
| türkmen dili | nebit çelegi |
| lea fakatonga | talamulolo |
| Türkçe | petrol varili |
| українська | бочка для нафти |
| اردو | تیل کا ڈرم |
| o‘zbek | neft bochkasi |
| Tiếng Việt | thùng dầu |
| Èdè Yorùbá | àgbá epo |
| 粵語 | 油桶 |
| 粤语 | 油桶 |
| 中文 | 石油桶 |
| 繁體中文 | 油桶 |
| isiZulu | idramu lamafutha |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F6E2 U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.7
- Shortcodes
- :oil_drum:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the oil drum emoji (🛢️) mean?
- An oil drum. It stands for oil, fuel and the petroleum industry — and it is not a neutral object. It appears in energy and climate contexts, and in almost all of them it is doing argumentative work: the barrel is the unit the whole fossil-fuel economy is counted in.
- How do you type the oil drum emoji?
- Copy the oil drum emoji 🛢️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the oil drum emoji in?
- The oil drum emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.