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barril — meaning in English

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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.
  • drum noun A percussion instrument with a tight skin stretched over a hollow body, played by striking.

Senses

barril 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.
  • barrel The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
  • cask A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)
  • drum A barrel or large cylindrical container for liquid transport and storage.

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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