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1 ♦ barrel
♦ barrel /ˈbærəl/n.1 barile; botte; fusto3 (fig. fam.) (un) mucchio; (un) sacco: a barrel of laughs, un sacco di risate; uno spasso; una cosa tutta da ridere; to have a barrel of fun, divertirsi un sacco; spassarsela11 (naut.) tamburo avvolgicavo12 (di cavallo, ecc.) tronco● (archit.) barrel ceiling, soffitto a botte □ barrel-chested, dal torace largo e sporgente □ barrel organ, organetto di Barberia; organino □ barrel tub, bigoncia □ (archit.) barrel vault, volta a botte; fornice □ (fam. USA) cash on the barrel, in contanti; sull'unghia □ (fam.) over a barrel, con le spalle al muro; impotente: to have sb. over the barrel, tenere q. in pugno; avere q. per la gola □ (fam.) to scrape the barrel, raschiare il fondo del barile (fig.) □ (fam.) with both barrels, a tutto spiano; senza ritegno.(to) barrel /ˈbærəl/A v. t.1 mettere in barili, imbarilare; mettere in botti, imbottareB v. i.(fam. spec. USA) andare a rotta di collo; precipitarsi; guidare a tutta birra; andare sparato.
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Barrel vault — Vault Vault (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barrel vault — Barrel Bar rel (b[a^]r r[e^]l), n.[OE. barel, F. baril, prob. fr. barre bar. Cf. {Barricade}.] 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barrel vault — n. Archit. a vault shaped like half a cylinder … English World dictionary
Barrel vault — Nave of Lisbon Cathedral with a barrel vaulted soffit. Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one end of the vault … Wikipedia
barrel vault — barrel vaulted, adj. Archit. a vault having the form of a very deep arch. Also called barrel roof, cradle vault, tunnel vault, wagon roof, wagon vault. See illus. under vault. [1840 50] * * * ceiling or roof consisting of a series of… … Universalium
Barrel Vault — See: Vault, Barrel continous vault of semicircular cross section; also called tunnel vault … Medieval glossary
barrel vault — noun Date: 1842 a semicylindrical vault • barrel vaulted adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
barrel vault — noun Architecture a vault forming a half cylinder. Derivatives barrel vaulted adjective … English new terms dictionary
barrel vault — bar′rel vault n. bui archit. a vault having the form of a very deep arch. Also called bar′rel roof • Etymology: 1840–50 bar′rel vault ed, adj … From formal English to slang
barrel vault — noun the simplest form of vault; a single continuous arch • Hypernyms: ↑vault … Useful english dictionary
barrel vault — tunnel vault, vaulted ceiling formed as a semicylinder (Architecture) … English contemporary dictionary