Definition of Barrel

The horizontal metal tube (usually 48mm in external diameter) hung from flying lines (or forming part of a grid) from which lighting equipment and scenery etc. may be suspended. Also known as a Barrel. When vertical, known as a Boom. Sometimes known as a Pipe in the US, although many curse that usage, and demand the use of Batten ; "A pipe is what you smoke; a batten is what you hang your instruments from."

(v. t.)
To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
  

(n.)
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 31 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
  

(n.)
The hollow basal part of a feather.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
  

(n.)
A jar.
  

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barrel
\bar"rel\ (băr"r&ebreve;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.
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 31½ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.
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.
4. a metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
5. a jar. [obs.] 12.
6. (zo?l.) the hollow basal part of a feather.
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.
barrel
\bar"rel\ (băr"r&ebreve;l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. barreled (-r&ebreve;ld), or barrelled; p. pr. & vb. n. barreling, or barrelling.] to put or to pack in a barrel or barrels. [
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]
v : put in barrels

barrel
a vessel used for keeping flour (1 kings 17:12, 14, 16). the same word (cad) so rendered is also translated "pitcher," a vessel for carrying water (gen. 24:14; judg. 7:16).

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 scouring barrel 
 wash barrel 
 wine barrel 
 going barrel 
 light barrel 
 barrel of the ear 
 tumbling barrel 
 gun barrel 
 barrel bulk 
 budge barrel 
 barrel of a boiler 
 barrel vault 
 barrel drain 
 barrel process 
 trash barrel 
 watch barrel 
 rain barrel 
 barrel organ 
 barrel fish 
 rear of barrel 

Meaning
The whole thing.
Origin
From the parts that constitute a flintlock rifle.

bairille

Baril = n. a barrel, a cask

Barilan = n. a small barrel

Barilo = v. to barrel

Tynell = n. a barrel, a tun; a ton

1) surfing: hollow tube of a wave; ride inside the tube of a wave; 2) knock over by running into or striking hard: "I'll barrel the bloke"

a hat

1. government appropriation, bill, or policy which supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents; 2. supply an inappropriate share of government funding to a project, etc., in order to gain support from constituents

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Noun
1. a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
(synonym) gun barrel
(hypernym) tube, tubing
(part-holonym) gun
2. a cylindrical container that holds liquids
(synonym) cask
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) beer barrel, beer keg
(part-meronym) breech, rear of barrel, rear of tube
3. a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
(synonym) drum
(hypernym) cylinder
4. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
(synonym) barrelful
(hypernym) containerful
5. any of various units of capacity; "a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons"
(synonym) bbl
(hypernym) United States liquid unit
(part-holonym) hogshead
(part-meronym) gallon, gal

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Verb
1. put in barrels
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(derivation) barrelful

(See also Gallon) A unit of volume equal to 42 U.S. gallons at 60 Degrees Fahrenheit. (49CFR194) (49CFR195) (DOE3)

(bbl) a measure of volume for petroleum products. One barrel (1 bbl) is the equivalent of 42 U.S. gal or 158.97 liters. One cubic meter (1 m') equals 6.2897 bbl.

A measure for dry-goods--
Ale - 32 gallons
Beer - 36 gallons
Wine - 31.5 gallons
Herring or Eels - 30 gallons fully packed
Salmon - 42 gallons
Butter - 256 lbs
Soup - 280 lbs

See Heaulm .

A unit of volume equal to 42 U.S. gallons.

Barrel (bbl), a standard measure for oil and oil products. One barrel = 35 imperial gallons, 42 US gallons, or 159 litres.

In the petroleum industry, a barrel is 42 U.S. gallons. One barrel of oil has an energy content of 6 million British thermal units. It takes one barrel of oil to make enough gasoline to drive an average car from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back (at 18 miles per gallon over the 700-mile round trip).

1. The air horn in the carburetor . In particular, it is that part where the throttle valve is located. If a carburetor has four openings with a throttle valve in each, it is called a "four-barrel carburetor." Also see Carburetor barrel .
2. Another name for the cylinder .

(of cement) A unit of weight for cement: 376 Ibs net, equivalent to 4 US bags of portland cement. The designation presently used is tons of cement.

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A term of measure referring to 42 gallons of liquid at 60o F.

The main body or shank of the cigar.

- Type of cask where the malt or grain whisky is aged.
- Are made by hand from oak wood (Quercus gender).
- Barrels of oak ("Aik", in Scottish Gaelic) are sourced principally from North America, American white oak (ex-Bourbon cask) and, European oak (ex-sherry cask), principally from Jerez, Spain.
- There are near of 18 million barrels in use in the Scotch Whisky industry.
The principal sizes are:
* Butt (500 litres)
* Hogshead (250 to 300 litres)
* American Standard Barrel (175 to 195 litres)
* Quarter (130 to 160 litres)
* Octave (45 to 65 litres)

Cask, in oak wood, between 175 and 195 liters.

Barrel "22", Blended Scotch Whisky

By: Tower Blending Co. Ltd. (London & Glasgow, U.K.)

Cask of 500 liters approx., normally in oak wood.

Cask between 250 and 300 liters in oakwood

Cask between 45 and 65 liters, normally in oakwood.

Old Barrel No.12 Finest, Blended Scotch Whisky

By: Richmond Distillery Co. Ltd. (Glasgow, Scotlnad) - For: Liwo Distillerie Worb

Cask between 112 and 120 imperial gallons (509 to 545 litres), principally used for aging grain whisky.
(The puncheon has different sizes for different commodities)

Cask between 128 and 160 liters, normally in oak wood.

A liquid-volume measure equal to 42 United States gallons at 60 degrees Fahrenheit; used in expressing quantities of petroleum-based products.

(1) A measure of liquid volume (conventionally) equal to 42 U.S. gallons (34.9723 Imperial gallons), or 158.9873 liters. (2) Any of various units of volume or capacity. In the U.S. Customary System, it varies, as a liquid measure, from 31 to 42 U.S. gallons (approximately 120 to 159 liters) as established by law or usage.

subok (container); wun-mev (gun)

n. qegh - for liquor

a vessel used for keeping flour (1 Kings 17:12, 14, 16). The same word (cad) so rendered is also translated "pitcher," a vessel for carrying water (Gen. 24:14; Judg. 7:16).