water barrel

Outdoor liquid storage

A water barrel is a large cylindrical container for storing water.

Historically, wooden barrels held water for household use, livestock, or fire suppression.

Modern water barrels are typically plastic, often placed beneath downspouts to collect rainwater for gardening: We filled the watering can from the water barrel.

Related
  • rainWater dropping from clouds
  • oakQuercus genus member
  • stavesPoles or music lines
  • hoopsCircular bands or rims
  • woodenMade from timber

storage · tap · drought · collect · rustic · garden · overflow · lid · cooper · vessel · trough · well · ladle · wash basin · cellar · root cellar · porch · galvanized

Categories
Opposites
scale/capacity

water barrelwater tower

Raised storage for pressure

water tank · reservoir · municipal water supply · water bottle · cistern

contents

water barreloil barrel

Standard crude container

beer barrel · whiskey barrel · pickle barrel · fuel drum

function

water barreldrain

Channel for wastewater

sump pump · water pump · spigot · faucet · gutter

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G