Barrow

Bar·row  (br), Point

The northernmost point of Alaska, in the northwest on the Arctic Ocean. The nearby city of Barrow has research and government facilities. Population: 4,010.

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bar·row ¹  (br)

n.

1. A handbarrow.

2. A wheelbarrow.

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[Middle English barowe, from Old English *bearwe; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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bar·row ²  (br)

n.

A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.

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[Middle English bergh, from Old English beorg, beorh, hill, burial site; see bhergh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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bar·row ³  (br)

n.

A pig that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.

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[Middle English barow, from Old English bearg.]

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Barrow [ˈbærəʊ]

n

1. (Placename) a river in SE Ireland, rising in the Slieve Bloom Mountains and flowing south to Waterford Harbour. Length: about 193 km (120 miles)

2. (Placename) See Barrow-in-Furness and Barrow Point

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barrow¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) See wheelbarrow, handbarrow

2. Also called barrowful the amount contained in or on a barrow

3. Chiefly Brit a handcart, typically having two wheels and a canvas roof, used esp by street vendors

4. Northern English dialect concern or business (esp in the phrases that's not my barrow, that's just my barrow)

into one's barrow Irish and Scot dialect suited to one's interests or desires

[Old English bearwe; related to Old Norse barar bier, Old High German bāra]

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barrow²

n

(Social Science / Archaeology) a heap of earth placed over one or more prehistoric tombs, often surrounded by ditches. Long barrows are elongated Neolithic mounds usually covering stone burial chambers; round barrows are Bronze Age, covering burials or cremations

[Old English beorg; related to Old Norse bjarg, Gothic bairgahei hill, Old High German berg mountain]

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barrow³

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a castrated pig

[Old English bearg; related to Old Norse börgr, Old High German barug]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barrow - the quantity that a barrow will hold barrowful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	2.	barrow - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs burial mound, grave mound, tumulus hill, mound - structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones; "they built small mounds to hide behind" archaeology, archeology - the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
	3.	barrow - a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart - wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries"

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barrow

noun cart, trolley, wheelbarrow, handcart, pushcart He tried to push four crates up a steep hill on a barrow.

Translations

barrow¹ [ˈbærəʊ]

A. N (= wheelbarrow) → carretilla f; (= market stall) → carreta f

B. CPD barrow boy N (Brit) → vendedor m callejero

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barrow² [ˈbærəʊ] N (Archeol) → túmulo m

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barrow [ˈbærəʊ] n (= cart) → charrette f à bras
barrow-boy [ˈbærəʊbɔɪ] (British) n → marchand m des quatre saisons
bar-stool barstool [ˈbɑː^rstuːl] n → tabouret m de bar

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barrow¹

n → Karre (→ n m) f; (= wheel barrow) → Schubkarre (→ n m) f; (Rail: = luggage barrow) → Gepäckkarre (→ n m) f; (esp Brit: costermonger’s) → (handgezogener) Obst-/Gemüse-/Fischkarren etc m

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barrow²

n (Archeol) → Hügelgrab nt

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barrow¹ [ˈbærəʊ] n (wheelbarrow) → carriola; (market stall) → carretto, carrettino

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barrow¹ [ˈbærəʊ] n (wheelbarrow) → carriola; (market stall) → carretto, carrettino

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barrow² [ˈbærəʊ] n (Archeol) → tumulo

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barrow² [ˈbærəʊ] n (Archeol) → tumulo

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barrow

n barrow [ˈbӕrəu]

1 a wheelbarrow. kruiwa عَرَبَة عَجَلات ръчна количка trakař trillebør der Schubkarren χειράμαξα carretilla käsikäru فرقون kottikärryt brouette מְרִיצָה ठेला-गाड़ी humak talicska gerobak hjólbörur carriola 一輪手押し車 손수레 karutis ķerra kereta sorong kruiwagen trillebår taczka carrinho de mão roabă тачка tragač samokolnica tačke skottkärra รถเข็นล้อเดียว el arabası 單輪手推車 візок ٹھیلہ ، ہتھ گاڑی xe cút kít 手推车

2 a small (usually two-wheeled) cart. handkar, stootkar عَرَبَة يَد носилка dvoukolák, kára trækvogn die Handkarre δίτροχο καροτσάκι carro de dos ruedas käru گاری دوچرخه kärry diable עֶגלַת יַד दूपहिया छोटी गाड़ी tačke, kolica taliga gerobak sorong handkerra carrettino 二輪手押し車 2륜 손수레 vežimėlis divriči kereta sorong dua roda kar dragkjerre wózek carrinho de mão căru­cior (двухколёсная) тележка vozík, kára ciza kolica []kärra รถเข็นเล็กสองล้อ seyyar satıcı arabası 小型(常為兩輪)推車 тачка چھوٹی گاڑی xe ba gác 两轮小车

3 a mound of earth piled up over the graves of important people in prehistoric times. grafheuwel رابيَه، رُكامٌ فَوْقَ قَبْر гробна могила mohyla, mohylový hrob gravhøj der Grab τύμβος túmulo kivikalme, kääbas تپۀ کوچکی که روی قبر بسازند hautakumpu תֵל עַל קֶבֶר humak, mogila sírhalom makam di bukit tumulo 土塚 고분 pilkapis kapkalns timbunan tanah grafheuvel gravhaug kopiec, kurhan курган mohyla, mohylový hrob gomila humka gravhög สุสานโบราณที่เป็นเนินดิน höyük, tümülüs 塚，古墳 курган قبر پر مٹی ڈالنا nấm mồ 冢，古坟