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Meaning of bbl

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bbl

noun

Definitions

  1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

    Example: a cracker barrel

  2. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.

  3. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case

    Example: the barrel of a windlass;  the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.

  4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.