Found 3 items, similar to barrel.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: barrel bejana
English → English (WordNet) Definition: barrel barrel n 1: a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired [syn: gun barrel] 2: a cylindrical container that holds liquids [syn: cask] 3: a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends [syn: drum] 4: the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: barrelful] 5: any of various units of capacity; “a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons” [syn: bbl] [also: barrelling, barrelled] barrel v : put in barrels [also: barrelling, barrelled]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Barrel Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[a^]r"r[e^]l), n.[OE. barel, F. baril, prob. fr. barre bar. Cf. Barricade.] 1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 311/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds. [1913 Webster] 3. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled. [1913 Webster] 4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 5. A jar. [Obs.] --1 Kings xvii. 12. [1913 Webster] 6. (Zo["o]l.) The hollow basal part of a feather. [1913 Webster] Barrel bulk (Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet, used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight. Barrel drain (Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical tube. Barrel of a boiler, the cylindrical part of a boiler, containing the flues. Barrel of the ear (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic cavity. Barrel organ, an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder. Barrel vault. See under Vault. [1913 Webster] Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[a^]r"r[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Barreled (-r[e^]ld), or Barrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Barreling, or Barrelling.] To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. [1913 Webster]