Noun: barrow ber-ow or ba-row [N. Amer], ba-row [Brit]
- A cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
"He used the barrow to transport mulch around the garden";
- garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow
- The quantity that a barrow will hold
"He wheeled a barrow of compost to the garden";
- barrowful
- (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
"The excavation of the barrow revealed insights into ancient burial practices";
- burial mound, grave mound, tumulus
Derived forms: barrows
Type of: cart, containerful, go-cart, handcart, hill, mound, pushcart
Encyclopedia: Barrow, Patrick