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firecans

firecans is the plural of firecan.

Meaning of firecan

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

Questions about firecans

What is firecans the plural of?
Firecans is the plural of firecan.

Words near firecans in the dictionary

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

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