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))

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