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
Example sentences :
  • 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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