Barrel
/bˈærəl/
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Definition
(noun) A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends (heads). The word is sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.
Sentence Examples
The GOP accused the Democrats of pork barrel politics.
Middle Eastern oil prices jumped by five dollars per barrel.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The wine was aged in a large oak ____ for over three whole years.