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barrel

noun/ˈbærəl/ (BA-ruhl)Level B2
barrel meaning picture: Rows of large blue and steel barrels stacked in a yard next to a village farmhouse
Picture meaning of “barrel” — A large round container with flat ends for liquids; also a unit for measuring oil.

A large round container with flat ends for liquids; also a unit for measuring oil.

Barrels hold water, oil or other liquids. In news, oil prices are given 'per barrel'. The tube of a gun is also called its barrel.

barrel meaning in Hindi

पीपा, बैरल: तरल पदार्थों के लिए चपटे सिरों वाला बड़ा गोल डिब्बा; तेल मापने की इकाई भी।

बैरल में पानी, तेल या दूसरे तरल रखे जाते हैं। ख़बरों में तेल की क़ीमत 'प्रति बैरल' बताई जाती है। बंदूक की नली को भी barrel कहते हैं।

Examples

  1. The farmer stores rainwater in a big blue plastic barrel.किसान बारिश का पानी एक बड़े नीले प्लास्टिक के ड्रम में जमा करता है।
  2. Crude oil prices rose to 90 dollars a barrel this week.इस हफ़्ते कच्चे तेल की क़ीमत 90 डॉलर प्रति बैरल हो गई।

Synonyms & antonyms

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Memory trick

Picture a fat, round BARREL of oil rolling down the road.

💡 Did you know?

Oil is traded in barrels: one barrel equals about 159 litres.

Word origin

From Middle English barel, from Anglo-Norman baril, Old French baril, bareil ('barrel'), of uncertain origin.

barrel meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीपीपा, बैरल: तरल पदार्थों के लिए चपटे सिरों वाला बड़ा गोल डिब्बा; तेल मापने की इकाई भी।
Arabic · العربيةبرميل: وعاء كبير أسطواني ذو طرفين مسطحين للسوائل؛ وأيضًا وحدة لقياس النفط.
French · FrançaisTonneau, baril : grand récipient rond à fonds plats pour liquides ; aussi une unité de mesure du pétrole.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaTong, barel: wadah bulat besar berujung datar untuk cairan; juga satuan ukuran minyak.
Chinese · 中文桶:两端平的大圆形容器,用来装液体;也是石油的计量单位。

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