drum

/drʌm/ noun [C]

Definition

› TRANSPORT a large container used for storing liquids such as oil and chemicals: 3000 drums of lethal chemicals have been dumped in the sea. He will collect 60 to 70 pounds of honey from his 1,500 hives and sell it in 55-gallon drums.

(Definition of drum noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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