botte — meaning in English

English meaning

• barrel noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
• cask verb To store or age something, typically a drink, in a barrel.

Senses

botte is used for these senses in English:

• barrel (countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
• cask A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)

barrel — full definition

1. noun A large, round wooden or metal container, usually bulging in the middle, used to store liquids or other goods.
2. noun A unit of volume, especially for measuring oil.
3. noun The long metal tube of a gun through which a bullet travels.
4. verb To move very fast, often in an uncontrolled way.

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