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firecan

firecan noun: a jet fighter.

Noun

firecan (plural firecans)

  1. (US, slang) A jet fighter.
    • When the firecan jockeys have flown their blowtorches some 100,000 miles, the doctors take over for the ground physical.1949, Popular Science, volume 155, number 6, page 120

Synonyms of firecan

Forms of firecan

pluralfirecans

Origin of firecan

From fire + can.

Questions about firecan

What does firecan mean?
Firecan means a jet fighter.
What part of speech is firecan?
Firecan is a noun.
What is the plural of firecan?
The plural of firecan is firecans.

Words near firecan in the dictionary

  1. firebuckets
  2. firebug
  3. firebugs
  4. firecall
  5. firecalls
  6. firecan
  7. firecans
  8. firechief
  9. fireclay
  10. fireclays
  11. firecoal

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