Definition of Barrels
Noun: barrels ber-ulz [N. Amer], ba-rulz [Brit]
- The amount that many barrels might hold
- A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- gun barrel
- A cylindrical container that holds liquids
- cask
- A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
- drum
- The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
- barrelful
- Any of various units of capacity
"a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons";
- bbl
- The ribs and belly of a horse or pony
- Put in barrels
- Move along very quickly
- zoom, zoom along, whizz, whizz along, rocket, bucket, belt
See also:
barrelling
barrelsful
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