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barrel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gun barrel |
| Type of | tube, tubing |
barrel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cask |
| Type of | vessel |
| Has types | hogshead, wine cask, beer keg, butt, wine barrel, tun, beer barrel, pickle barrel, shook, keg |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bbl |
| Type of | imperial capacity unit, british capacity unit, united states liquid unit |
a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons.
barrel::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | barrelful |
| Type of | containerful |
Examples of barrel
barrel
Lawmakers devoured prime rib and tenderloin, and consumed bourbon by the barrel.
From the abcnews.go.com
Iraq's new oil minister said Tuesday that he expects oil to reach $120 a barrel.
From the sacbee.com
With oil now trading on NYMEX at $90 a barrel, the stakes are high on all sides.
From the upi.com
Spot gold fetched $736 an ounce and West Texas crude oil traded at $82 a barrel.
From the upi.com
November Nymex crude-oil futures were down $1.03 to $81.18 per barrel on Globex.
From the online.wsj.com
A barrel is cut in half and put in the ground to act as an enclosed nest cavity.
From the thenewstribune.com
Boomers are fish in a barrel for improved nostalgia, but Gen X isn't far behind.
From the time.com
Increased public spending in Opec countries needs oil above $85 to $90 a barrel.
From the telegraph.co.uk
That's because the pink liquid in the barrel resembles the popular Mexican stew.
From the latimes.com
- Put in barrels
- A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
- A cylindrical container that holds liquids
- A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
- The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
- Any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
- A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container, traditionally made of vertical wooden staves and bound by wooden or metal hoops. Traditionally, the barrel was a standard size of measure referring to a set capacity or weight of a given commodity. ...
- A barrel is a component of a hinge, that has a hollow cylinder shaped section where the rotational bearing force is applied to the pivot, and may also have a screw shaped section for fastening and/or driving the pivot.
- Used in mechanical watches and clocks, a barrel is a cylindrical metal box closed by a cover, with a ring of gear teeth around it, containing a spiral spring called the mainspring, which provides power to run the timepiece. The barrel turns on an arbor (axle). ...
