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barrel meaning in Tamil

பீப்பாய்

UK/ˈbæɹ(ə)l//ˈbæɹəl/

barrel in Tamil: பீப்பாய், மிடா, உருள்தொட்டி, இயந்திரங்களின் சுழல் உருளை. In English, barrel means 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.

Tamil words for barrel

பீப்பாய், மிடா, உருள்தொட்டி, இயந்திரங்களின் சுழல் உருளை, மிடா அளவு, குதிரை இடுப்புப் பகுதி

English meaning of barrel

  1. 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.
  2. noun Such a cask of a certain size, holding one-eighth of what a tun holds. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.).
  3. noun The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.
  4. noun A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case.

Full definition of barrel

barrel in a sentence

  • the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.
  • Throw it into the trash barrel.
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:barrel.

Synonyms of barrel

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Questions about barrel in Tamil

What is the meaning of barrel in Tamil?
Barrel in Tamil is பீப்பாய், மிடா, உருள்தொட்டி, இயந்திரங்களின் சுழல் உருளை.
barrel என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Barrel: பீப்பாய், மிடா, உருள்தொட்டி, இயந்திரங்களின் சுழல் உருளை.
What does barrel mean in English?
Barrel means 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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: barrel (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: barrel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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