Barrel roof
a roof or ceiling having a semicylindrical form.
barrel vault.
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- Barrel vault
a vault having the form of a very deep arch. historical examples thomas did not believe that a barrel vault was used in these apartments; the span would have been too great. a history of art in chalda & -ssyria, v. 1 georges perrot the church is covered by a barrel vault, the crossing of […]
- Barrelage
the amount contained in barrels, used as a unit of measure: brewery barrelage fell 37 percent in the last quarter.
- Barrelful
the amount that a barrel can hold. any large quant-ty: a barrelful of jokes. historical examples every time we breathe, we spoil at least half a barrelful of air. first book in physiology and hygiene j.h. kellogg there ain’t a dipper left in the ship, and the water pourin’ in by the barrelful! the old […]
- Barrelhouse bum
barrelhouse b-m noun phrase skid row b-m (1920s+ hoboes)
- Barreling
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends. the quant-ty that such a vessel of some standard size can hold: for most liquids, 31½ u.s. gallons (119 l); for petroleum, 42 u.s. gallons (159 l); for dry materials, 105 u.s. dry quarts (115 l). abbreviation: […]