The meaning of BARREL is a round bulging vessel of greater length than breadth that is usually made of staves bound with hoops and has flat ends of equal diameter.

A barrel is one of several units of volume, with dry barrels, fluid barrels (UK beer barrel, US beer barrel), oil barrel, etc. The volume of some barrel units is double others, with various volumes …

BARREL definition: 1. a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides…. Learn more.

The barrel of a gun is the tube through which the bullet moves when the gun is fired.

To put or pack in a barrel. To move or progress rapidly: "That the European Union barreled ahead was not surprising" (Richard W. Stevenson). Granting, giving, or requesting no credit: paid …

Definition of barrel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a large round container, usually made of wood or metal, with flat ends and, usually, curved sides. They filled the barrels …

A barrel is one of several units of volume applied in various contexts: there are dry barrels; fluid barrels, such as the British beer barrel and American beer barrel; oil barrels, etc.