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GUN BARREL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
Synonyms:
barrel; gun barrel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("gun barrel" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
Holonyms ("gun barrel" is a part of...):
gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))