American English pronunciation

How to pronounce barrel

IPA transcription: ['bæɹəl]

Pronunciation variants: ['bæɹəl]['bɛɹəl]

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Noun

  • a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

  • a cylindrical container that holds liquids

  • a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

  • the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

  • any of various units of capacity

    “a barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons”

Verb

  • put in barrels