A unit of liquid capacity, the value of which depends on the liquid being measured. It is used for petroleum, a barrel of which contains 159 liters/42 gallons; a barrel of alcohol contains 189 liters/49.9 gallons.(container) Cylindrical container, tapering at each end, made of thick strips of wood bound together by metal hoops. Barrels are used for the bulk storage of fine wines and spirits.
Barrels were made by craftsmen known as coopers, whose main skill was the shaping and bending of the wooden strips (staves) so that they fitted together without gaps when secured by the hoops. Barrels were widely used for storing liquids and dry goods until the development of plastic containers.
1. A cylindrical container that holds liquids; SYN. cask.
2. Any of various units of capacity; SYN. bbl.
3. The cylinder through which bullet travels when gun is fired; SYN. gun barrel.
4. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold; SYN. barrelful.
5. A bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends; SYN. drum.
ETYM Old Eng. barel, French baril, prob. from barre bar. Related to Barricade. + prikaži više

ETYM French, from Late Lat. conductus escort, conduit. Related to Conduct.
A passage for water (or other fluids); SYN. channel.

Person or thing which makes lines; airplane or ship which is run by a transportation company; eye pencil, eyeliner; one who puts in linings; lining of a garment

ETYM as. pîpe, probably from Latin pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Related to Peep, Pibroch, Fife.
1. A hollow cylindrical shape; SYN. tube.
2. A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.; SYN. pipage, piping.
3. A tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco; SYN. tobacco pipe.
4. A tubular wind instrument; SYN. tabor pipe.
5. Unit of liquid capacity equal to two hogsheads. + prikaži više

1. A long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct liquids or gases; SYN. tubing.
2. A system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope; SYN. vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve.
3. (Anatomy) Any hollow cylindrical body structure; SYN. tube-shaped structure. + prikaži više

1. The act of making tubes.
2. A series of tubes; tubes, collectively; a length or piece of a tube.