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The correct spelling is barrels.
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noun
Say it like: Bar-rel-s
The correct spelling is barrels. 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. Sometimes applied to a similar… For example: "a cracker barrel"
Usage Examples
“a cracker barrel”
“the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.”
“Throw it into the trash barrel.”
Meanings
noun
- 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. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
- 2.The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
- 3.A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case
- 4.A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.
- 5.A tube.
verb
- 1.To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.
- 2.To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.
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