gunbarrel
Rifle's metal cylinder
A gunbarrel is the long metal tube of a firearm through which the projectile travels when fired.
The barrel's length and rifling affect accuracy and range.
The term appears both as one word and as two words (gun barrel).
Looking down the gunbarrel of something suggests facing a direct threat or unavoidable confrontation.
The country found itself staring down the gunbarrel of economic collapse.
Tiresome individual or drill
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- riflingBarrel's helical grooves
- muzzleAnimal's nose area
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
breech · lands · grooves · steel · bluing · crown · cylinder · cartridge
Intersecting sighting lines
- sightingInstance of perceiving something
- targetObject of pursuit
- aimPurpose or direction
- line of firePath projectiles travel
trajectory · pointing · leveled · steady · drawn · cocked · loaded · threatening
Hollow cylindrical passage
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- straightNot curved or crooked
- narrowOf small width
long · hollow · cylindrical · elongated · conduit · tunnel · corridor · chute
Rising at sharp angle
- straightNot curved or crooked
- narrowOf small width
- trailPath through wilderness
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
run · downhill · schuss · speed · vertical drop · fall line · racing · descent
Hole-making by rotation
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- extractionAct of removing
oilfield · Alberta · formation · horizontal · directional · reservoir · production · completion
bore
Tiresome individual or drill
chamber · breech · lands · grooves · steel · bluing · crown · cylinder · cartridge · ammunition
crosshairs
Intersecting sighting lines
line of fire · trajectory · pointing · leveled · steady · drawn · cocked · loaded · threatening · confrontation
tube
Hollow cylindrical passage
narrow · long · hollow · cylindrical · elongated · conduit · tunnel · corridor · chute · passage
steep
Rising at sharp angle
slope · run · downhill · schuss · speed · vertical drop · fall line · racing · descent · piste
drilling
Hole-making by rotation
- wellboreDrilled subsurface hole
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
extraction · oilfield · Alberta · formation · horizontal · directional · reservoir · production · completion · perforation