barrel
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈbærəl/
- Kendall has developed a method for fatigue testing gun barrels under simulated pressure-time loading.
- a gun barrel
- a rifle barrel
- a short barrel
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Watch on YouTubeSo you just go short barrel, you're able to move around there.
- So you just go short barrel, you're able to move around there.
- It looked like it was some type of like, barrel to a gun or something, right, Doesn't it?
- These protect the aircraft airframe from the barrels of the gun.
- I don't know whether to put in more bullets or change barrels or something.
- Like I made a replica magnum with a revolving barrel out of matchsticks while I was improving.
- Well, they had a shotgun in there and the of the shotgun was the barrel was facing up right.
- And we had a a red laser dot that was on the front of the barrel of the rifle.
Examples
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The only power I believe in comes out of the barrel of a gun.
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When mass production arrived, a gun barrel ceased to be the product of an individual artist.
Academic text (2007) -
Some people believe that power grows from the barrel of a gun.
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And we had a a red laser dot that was on the front of the barrel of the rifle.
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The man spun around, putting the gun barrel against the side of Sadler's head.
Fiction book (1990) -
The bullets flaring from the gun barrels are seen like streaks of light.
Fiction book (1992) -
Armed guards poured into the room, rifle barrels searching out individual targets.
Fiction book (1992) -
Cutter raises his head and finds himself staring into the barrel of a revolver.
Fiction book (1992) -
From this angle, the tank, with its large protruding gun barrel, resembles a giant rhinoceros.
Fiction book (1990) -
The soldier aimed carefully down the barrel of his rifle before taking the shot.
Synonyms
7
3.9
A long metal tube in a gun that a bullet travels through when fired
Idioms
- Informal
5
7.5
Use the least good options because nothing better is left
- Informal
In a situation where you cannot act freely and must accept someone else's decision
Compounds
- Specialized
3
7.8
A flying stunt where a plane makes one full turn while rolling as it moves forward
1
7.5
A large round cactus with golden spines and pale yellow flowers often grown in gardens
How Long
110
4.6
10
8.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barrel for a gun comes from the picture of a hollow container: the long, round 'tube' of a firearm looks like a small barrel, so we call the part the 'barrel' where the bullet travels.