🛢 Oil Drum

Code Points: U+1F6E2

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🛢 Emoji Meaning

The 🛢 oil drum emoji depicts a cylindrical metal container typically used for storing and transporting oil and other hazardous liquids. Its most popular meanings include:

  • Oil and petroleum: It's a literal representation of an oil drum and can be used in discussions about oil, gas, fuel, petroleum products, and the energy industry.
  • Industry and manufacturing: It can represent industrial processes, factories, manufacturing, and storage of chemicals or other industrial materials.
  • Pollution and environmental concerns: The oil drum can symbolize pollution, environmental damage, and the negative impacts of fossil fuels.
  • Storage and containers: More generally, it can refer to storage containers, barrels, or drums used for various purposes.
  • Danger and hazardous materials: Because oil drums often contain flammable or toxic substances, the emoji can sometimes signify danger, hazard, or warning.
  • Figurative "barrel" expressions: Occasionally, it can be used in relation to idiomatic expressions involving "barrels," such as "scraping the bottom of the barrel" or "over a barrel."

Oil Drum Emoji Images

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