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- Dictionarybarrow/ˈbarəʊ/
noun
- 1. a two-wheeled handcart used especially by street vendors: British "they sell fruit from market barrows"
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The meaning of BARROW is mountain, mound —used only in the names of hills in England. How to use barrow in a sentence.
BARROW definition: 1. a wheelbarrow 2. a vehicle moved by a person from which fruit and vegetables, etc. are sold at…. Learn more.
a large structure consisting of a pile of soil over a place where people were buried in ancient times: Belas Knap is a fine example of a Neolithic long barrow.
noun. a seaport in Cumbria, in northwestern England. Also called Bar·row-in-Fur·ness [bar, -oh-in-, fur, -nis]. Point Barrow, the northern tip of Alaska: the northernmost point of the U.S. a town in northern Alaska, south of Barrow Point: site of a government science-research center. barrow. 1. / ˈbærəʊ / noun. See wheelbarrow handbarrow.
noun. 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.
Definition of barrow noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'barrow'. 1. A barrow is the same as a wheelbarrow. [...] 2. A barrow is a cart from which fruit or other goods are sold in the street. [British] [...] 3. A barrow is a large structure made of earth that people used to build over graves in ancient times.
A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site. American Heritage. More Noun Definitions (11) Synonyms: barrowful. tumulus. grave mound. burial-mound. wheelbarrow. lawn cart. garden cart. pigling. dokhma. cist. trolley. pile.
A barrow is a one- or two-wheeled cart with handles. When you're raking leaves and moving the piles into the corner of your yard, a barrow will come in handy.
barrow meaning: a big, open container with a wheel at the front and handles that is used to move things, especially…. Learn more.
