a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides that make it fatter in the middle
There was an empty barrel outside the house.
The winemaker carefully aged the wine in oak barrels, imparting complex flavors and aromas to the final product.
The fishermen hauled in a heavy barrel filled with freshly caught fish from the sea.
She rolled the empty barrel across the factory floor, preparing to fill it with the day's production of pickles.
