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Meanings of barrel in English

Russian
баррель
Portuguese
barril
Spanish
barril británico o imperial
Catalan
barril
Wikidata

Unit of volume with different values.

Related terms
баррель
Portuguese
tubo
Catalan
canó
Spanish
cañón

A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired.

tubo
Portuguese
barril
Catalan
tonell
Spanish
cuba

A cylindrical container that holds liquids.

barril
Portuguese
tambor
Catalan
tona

A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends.

tambor
Synonyms
Examples for "drum"
Examples for "drum"
1
The New South Wales government said its drum lines were more humane.
News.com.au
2
Authorities said the drum lines would remain in place for a week.
Radio NZ
3
Dry the pieces in the drum, and the yarn in the stove.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881
4
Riley joined the following year after a mere month of drum lessons.
Radio NZ
5
State of Mind talked to Sam Wicks about the state of drum'n'bass.
Radio NZ
Usage of barrel in English
1
Try to make it short barrel with a lot of blasting power.
The Godfather
2
By comparison, Lagunitas' barrel volumes jumped 50 percent in the same year.
Reuters
3
We agreed on one point: Pomerleau hadn't sealed herself in that barrel.
Bones Never Lie
4
Fasten the barrel staves in pairs, leaving a space of 4 in.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
5
The water had crept to a point just below the barrel's brim.
Break No Bones
6
He glared full in the eyes above the rifle barrel and bellowed:
The Plunderer
7
No less extraordinary is the pork-barrel tradition wrecking state and national budgets.
The Guardian
8
Thoughts were that it would continue along that single barrel shotgun theme.
The Irish Times
9
The stock is at his shoulder; his eye ranges along the barrel.
The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life
10
Smith started to turn, his arms swinging the rifle barrel their way.
The charlemagne pursuit
11
Then he caught the glint of a revolver barrel in the moonlight.
Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
12
Various configurations are possible, including a curved barrel for firing around corners.
Wired
13
It leaves the barrel going way faster than the speed of sound.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
14
Now he remembered exactly why he'd taken refuge beside the ale barrel.
The brazen gambit
15
The smaller the number on the barrel, the greater was its value.
Amusements in Mathematics
16
If there is a second barrel, pass it out among the survivors.
Nefertiti
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Barrel through the time
Barrel across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
Canada
Common
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