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Barrow

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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.

bar·row 1  (br)
n.
1. A handbarrow.
2. A wheelbarrow.

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

bar·row 2  (br)
n.
A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.

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

bar·row 3  (br)
n.
A pig that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.

[Middle English barow, from Old English bearg.]

barrow 1
Noun
1. same as wheelbarrow
2. a handcart used by street traders [Old English bearwe]

barrow 2
Noun
a heap of earth placed over a prehistoric tomb [Old English beorg]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Barrowbarrow - the quantity that a barrow will hold
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
2.Barrowbarrow - (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
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.Barrowbarrow - a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
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"
Translations
barrow [ˈbærəu] n (= cart) → carretilla

barrow [ˈbærəu] n (= cart) → charrette f à bras

barrow [ˈbærəu] nSchubkarre f, Schubkarren m;
(cart) → Karren m

barrow [ˈbærəu] n (= cart) → carriola

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 바퀴가 하나인 손수레 karutis ķerra kereta sorong kruiwagen trillebår taczka carrinho de mão roabă тачка tragač samokolnica tačke skottkärra รถเข็นล้อเดียว el arabası 手推車 візок ٹھیلہ ، ہتھ گاڑی xe cút kít
2 a small (usually two-wheeled) cart. handkar, stootkar عَرَبَة يَد носилка dvoukolák, kára trækvogn die Handkarre δίτροχο καροτσάκι de dos carro ruedas käru گاری دوچرخه kärryt diable עֶגלַת יַד दूपहिया छोटी गाड़ी tačke, kolica taliga gerobak sorong handkerra carrettino 二輪手押し車 두바퀴 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 兩輪小車 тачка چھوٹی گاڑی xe ba gác
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 תֵל עַל קֶבֶר humak, mogila sírhalom makam di bukit tumulo 土塚 pilkapis kapkalns timbunan tanah grafheuvel gravhaug kopiec, kurhan курган mohyla, mohylový hrob gomila humka gravhög สุสานโบราณที่เป็นเนินดิน höyük, tümülüs 冢,古墳 курган قبر پر مٹی ڈالنا nấm mồ 冢,


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But we heeded them not, going along wheeling the barrow by turns, and Queequeg now and then stopping to adjust the sheath on his harpoon barbs.
The man who came with the barrow told us the mail had set him down the morning before at the Royal George, that he had inquired what inns there were along the coast, and hearing ours well spoken of, I suppose, and described as lonely, had chosen it from the others for his place of residence.
Nobody was visible in the elevated road which skirted the ascent save the lad whom they had sent on before them, sitting on the handle of the barrow that contained all Tess's worldly possessions.
 
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