The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
-barrelled — [[t] bæ̱rəld[/t]] COMB in ADJ barrelled combines with adjectives to form adjectives that describe a gun which has a barrel or barrels of the specified type. → See also double barrelled ...a short barreled rifle. ...a double barrelled shotgun. (in … English dictionary
Barrelled — Barreled Bar reled, Barrelled Bar relled, a. 1. Having a barrel; used in composition; as, a double barreled gun. [1913 Webster] 2. put in or stored in a barrel;; as, barreled beer; opposite of {unbarreled}. [WordNet 1.5] 3. tapered toward both… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-barrelled — Double barreled Dou ble bar reled, or barrelled bar relled , a. Having two barrels; applied to a gun. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barrelled space — In functional analysis and related areas of mathematics barrelled spaces are topological vector spaces where every barrelled set in the space is a neighbourhood for the zero vector. A barrelled set or a barrel in a topological vector space is a… … Wikipedia
barrelled — bar·relled || bærÉ™ld adj. having a certain number or kind of barrels (double barreled, etc.); packed in a barrel bar·rel || bærÉ™l n. drum, cask; tube of a gun; round container v. move at high speed (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
barrelled — adjective 1. put in or stored in a barrel barreled beer • Syn: ↑barreled • Ant: ↑unbarreled (for: ↑barreled) 2. (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends … Useful english dictionary
Double-barrelled name — In English speaking and some other Western countries, a double barrelled name is a family name with two parts, which may or may not be joined with a hyphen and is also known as a hyphenated name. An example of a hyphenated double barrelled… … Wikipedia
double-barrelled — (in AM, use double barreled) 1) ADJ: ADJ n A double barrelled gun has two barrels. ...a double barrelled shotgun. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A double barrelled surname has two parts which are joined by a hyphen, for example Miss J. Heydon Smith . [BRIT] 3)… … English dictionary
double-barrelled — BrE double barreled AmE 1.) a double barrelled gun has two places where the bullets come out 2.) BrE a double barrelled family name has two parts 3.) AmE very strong or using a lot of force ▪ a double barreled attack … Dictionary of contemporary English
double-barrelled — UK [ˌdʌb(ə)l ˈbærəld] / US [ˌdʌb(ə)l ˈberəld] adjective 1) a double barrelled gun has a pair of tubes that bullets come out from 2) British a double barrelled name is a family name with two parts, usually joined by a hyphen, for example Lloyd… … English dictionary
