metal barrel

collocation in English

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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barrel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbær.əl/us
/ˈber.əl/
a large container, made of wood, metal, or plastic, with a flat top and bottom and curved sides that make it fatter in ...
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There was ametalbarrelin the center for a fire.
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Some have exchanged themetalbarrelwith later production barrels that do not have this polished area and represent them as first series examples.
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In the kitchen would be a wooden ormetalbarrelfor storing water that was collected in small rain ponds.
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During the period this variation was in production ametalbarrelend (or tip) was added in response to complaints that the early plastic tip broke from pressure.
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True metal barreled handguns, first developed in 1288, and metal barreled artillery from the first half of 14th century had also spread.
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Oranges, after being loaded into metal barrels, were dragged out to sea by bulls.
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In later years a metal barreled model was preferred.
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Metal barrels were patented in 1906 but wood continued to be used into the 1950s.
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The blued metal barreled action was mounted in a walnut stock.
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The first metal barrels were made from brass which was relatively cheap and easy to work.
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