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barrel

('b/&/r/@/l )

a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
gun barrel

source: wordnet30
a cylindrical container that holds liquids(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
cask

source: wordnet30
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends(noun.shape)

Synonym:
drum

source: wordnet30
the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
barrelful

source: wordnet30
any of various units of capacity(noun.quantity)

Example:
A barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons.

Synonym:
bbl

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

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