OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 12076

barrel

/ˈbæɹ(ə)l/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
barril
The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
23 Hen. VIII, cap. 4... The barrel of beer is to hold 36 gallons, the kilderkin 18 gallons the firkin 9. But the barrel, kilderkin, and firkin of ale are to contain 32, 16, and 8 g…
Again, by 28 Hen. VIII, cap. 14, it is re-enacted that the tun of wine should contain 252 gallons, a butt of Malmsey 126 gallons, a pipe 126 gallons, a tercian or puncheon 84 gallo…
cañón
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
You're shooting stars from the barrel of your eyes
caño
The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and resembles a barrel.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 12077

barrel

/ˈbæɹ(ə)l/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
embarrilar
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
ir disparado
To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
He came barrelling around the corner and I almost hit him.
Snow shattered and spilled down the slope. Within seconds, the avalanche was the size of more than a thousand cars barreling down the mountain and weighed millions of pounds.
Phrases
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