/ΛberΙl/
noun
1. a large container shaped like a cylinder
What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience.
- Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1623) 2. the long metal tube forming part of a gun Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. - Mao Zedong (1893-1976) verb to move forward quickly in an out of control way Life was a freight train barreling toward just one stop, our loved ones streaking past our windows in blurs of color and light. - from Night Film, by Marisha Pessl (1977 - )