bales
/beɪlz/ · noun
Meaning
- A large fire, a conflagration or bonfire.
- A funeral pyre.
- A beacon-fire.
- A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
- A bundle of compressed wool or hay, compacted for shipping and handling.
- A measurement of hay equal to 10 flakes. Approximately 70-90 lbs (32-41 kg).
- A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams.
- To remove water from a boat with buckets etc.
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