The meaning of BARREL is a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter.

A barrel is one of several units of volume, with dry barrels, fluid barrels (UK beer barrel, US beer barrel), oil barrel, etc. The volume of some barrel units is double others, with various volumes in the range of …

over a barrel, at the mercy of circumstances or one's adversaries; without choices.

BARREL definition: 1. a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides…. Learn more.

6 days ago · barrel (plural barrels) (countable) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat …

The barrel of a gun is the tube through which the bullet moves when the gun is fired.

Definition of barrel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides. They filled the barrels with cider. …

BARREL definition: a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends. See examples of barrel used in a sentence.

BARREL meaning: 1 : a round usually wooden container with curved sides and flat ends; 2 : the amount of something in a barrel

A barrel is a big container used to store liquids. If you're moving a barrel, it's best to tip it on its side because its shape bulges at the center, so that it's easy to roll.