Meaning & use
barrow
A small handcart with a single wheel used to move loads, or a large ancient burial mound.
See it in a sentence
The gardener wheeled a barrow full of soil across the yard to the flower beds.
Archaeologists found bronze tools buried inside the ancient barrow on the hillside.
A note on using this word
The two meanings of barrow are unrelated in origin; context, such as garden versus ancient site, usually makes clear which is meant.
Words with a similar meaning
wheelbarrowmound
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