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Barreling Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Barrel
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Barrel
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
Verb
1. put in barrels
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(derivation) barrelful
Barreling Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
A unit of volume equal to 42 U.S. gallons.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006