barrel
noun
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
barrels
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pluralof barrel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof barrel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
barrelnouna cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
Example Sentences
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Gary Simmons, Valero’s chief operating officer, said the world’s inventory of refined fuels including gasoline and diesel is 130 million barrels below normal levels for this time of year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
If hidden barrels are nearly gone, then Nuttall says there’s a new data point to watch—not how much trapped oil has already escaped, but the dearth of tankers willing to sail back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Roughly 5 million barrels a day of the world’s refining capacity is currently out of commission between the Middle East and Russia, energy executives said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
ConocoPhillips’ quarterly production fell 4% to 2.25 million barrels of oil equivalent per day after adjusting for acquisitions and dispositions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The barrels of salted fish were in the pantry, and yellow cheeses were stacked on the pantry shelves.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
