Synonyms for barrel
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : bar-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbær əl |
Top 10 synonyms for barrel Other synonyms for the word barrel
Définition of barrel
Origin :- c.1300, from Old French baril (12c.) "barrel, cask, vat," with cognates in all Romance languages (e.g. Italian barile, Spanish barril), but origin uncertain; perhaps from Gaulish, perhaps somehow related to bar (n.1). Meaning "metal tube of a gun" is from 1640s. Barrel roll in aeronautics is from 1927.
- noun cylindrical container
- He gave the writer of the note sixpence and a barrel pen for his trouble.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore
- A barrel may sound hollow, but not a bird--this wiseacre acquaints us.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- And at extreme ranges, the forward one-third of the barrel is the point of aim.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- The barrel of beer is in the corner but it is sacred as the honour of the regiment!
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- One could see the negro now; he sat on a barrel at the end of the room.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- On top of the barrel was a tin coffeepot, a china cup, and half a loaf of bread.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Falling in with an American in the Bay of Biscay, we got a barrel of beef which lasted us in.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- In this machine, the barrel was fitted with a crank, and rotated by handle.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- My eyes could not be seen, and only my mouth served to show that this barrel was a human being.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The man who had got me into this thing--this barrel--lifted the tent-flap.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
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