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Tun

The tun is a historical unit of volume used primarily for measuring large quantities of liquid, especially wine or other alcoholic beverages.

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  Traditionally, 1 tun ≈ 252 US gallons (about 954 liters)

  
  
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  It was used in shipping and storage of liquids in large barrels called "tuns."

  
  

Summary:

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  1 tun ≈ 252 US gallons ≈ 954 liters

  
  
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  Mainly used historically for wine and spirits

  
  
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  Represents a large cask or barrel volume in trade and storage

  
  

Barrel (UK) [bbl (UK)]

The UK barrel (bbl) is a unit of volume historically used in the United Kingdom, especially for measuring liquids like petroleum and beer.

For oil, the UK barrel was typically 35 imperial gallons, which is approximately 159.1 liters, very close to the US oil barrel volume.

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  1 UK barrel (oil) ≈ 35 imperial gallons ≈ 159.1 liters

  
  
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  Historically used in the UK for oil and other liquids

  
  
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  Similar in size to the US oil barrel but based on imperial gallons