Get to know Barrel better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like set or put. In Dutch this translates to ton.
Barrel in a sentence
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Barrel meaning
- 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.
- Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
Synonyms of Barrel
Using Barrel
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | 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. | Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
- Useful related words include: gun barrel, set, put, imperial capacity unit.
- Possible Dutch translations are: ton, vat.
- In the example corpus, barrel often appears in combinations such as: per barrel, the barrel, barrel of.
Context around Barrel
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 11 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Barrel
- In this selection, "barrel" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, per, billion, bore, down, diameter and aged stand out and add context to how "barrel" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 00 per barrel and west and 00 per barrel for the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "barrel" sits close to words such as bryan, partial and honored, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with barrel
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Already, the crude oil period has moved from $30 per barrel to $36 per barrel. (15 words)
Cowtown Brewing will open with a 15-barrel brewhouse, three 30-barrel fermentors, and a 30-barrel brite tank. (19 words)
Middle Eastern production averages about $22 a barrel, while U.S. Permian Basin production averages about $46 a barrel. (19 words)
The change from one barrel to the other may be done by a clockwork type system, where a cam alternates between barrels, or by an inertial system where the recoil of firing the first barrel toggles the trigger to the next barrel. (42 words)
There is also a class of break action guns called drillings, which contain three barrels, usually two shotgun barrels of the same gauge and a rifle barrel, though the only common theme is that at least one barrel be a shotgun barrel. (42 words)
Oil prices have maintained an upward trend in the past week, marking a significant event as Brent crude surpassed $90.00 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) reached $86.00 per barrel for the first time since last year. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Barrel wear Benchrest shooting with a Mauser rifle As the bullet enters the barrel, it inserts itself into the rifling, a process that gradually wears down the barrel, and also causes the barrel to heat up more rapidly.
Brent crude is $80 a barrel, down from $95 a barrel a year ago and over $90 a barrel last month.
What jumps out from the table is on a per barrel basis, Payara capital cost at US$15/barrel is almost double that of Liza 1 at US$7.78/barrel.
Cowtown Brewing will open with a 15-barrel brewhouse, three 30-barrel fermentors, and a 30-barrel brite tank.
Firearms with a smooth bore barrel are permitted if, and only if, barrel diameter is equal or less than 20 mm except for muzzle loading guns, shotguns, and flare guns, which are permitted without barrel diameter limitation.
The change from one barrel to the other may be done by a clockwork type system, where a cam alternates between barrels, or by an inertial system where the recoil of firing the first barrel toggles the trigger to the next barrel.
There is also a class of break action guns called drillings, which contain three barrels, usually two shotgun barrels of the same gauge and a rifle barrel, though the only common theme is that at least one barrel be a shotgun barrel.
They also usually have either a barrel cooling system, slow-heating heavyweight barrel, or removable barrels which allow a hot barrel to be replaced.
As of Saturday, the price of crude oil was trading under $71 a barrel, down a couple of dollars a barrel from earlier in the week.
Breakside will be sharing two barrel-aged beers: Finders Keepers, a blend of barrel-aged imperial stouts, milk stouts and rye stout, and My Stars Shine Darkly, a blend of imperial porter milk stouts and chocolate stout.
Crosdale was found inside a blue barrel, and the local police chief confirms that barrel was "very similar" to blue barrels seen outside Haslett's home around the time of his arrest last year.
EU diplomats said the price caps agreed by ambassadors for the 27 EU countries are $100 per barrel on premium oil products such as diesel and a $45 cap per barrel on discounted products such as fuel oil.
Middle Eastern production averages about $22 a barrel, while U.S. Permian Basin production averages about $46 a barrel.
So 1 billion barrel discoveries in both the Venus prospects, but also in the shale prospects as reported at in the media that they also are finding 1 billion barrel prospects.
The data defied expectations from eight analysts polled by Reuters for a 900,000-barrel drawdown in crude inventories and a 1.2 million-barrel drop in gasoline stocks.
Despite the recent increase, analysts express confusion over this move, especially since crude oil prices in the international market have dropped approximately 8% to $72 per barrel from $78 per barrel.
Oil prices have maintained an upward trend in the past week, marking a significant event as Brent crude surpassed $90.00 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) reached $86.00 per barrel for the first time since last year.
Already, the crude oil period has moved from $30 per barrel to $36 per barrel.
Analysts at Goldman say Brent crude, the international benchmark, will remain around $20 in the second quarter — down from $29 a barrel now — but the price of the U.S. benchmark should drop “well below $20 a barrel.
A shorter, sportier barrel, like the Tactical Solutions 10/22 SB-X Barrel, is perfect for use as a squirrel rifle.
Common combinations with barrel
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- per barrel 64×
- the barrel 34×
- barrel of 19×
- to barrel 17×
- barrel in 14×
- barrel to 13×
- cracker barrel 12×
- barrel and 11×
- barrel is 9×
- us barrel 8×