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gas can

gas can noun: a container for conveniently storing, carrying, and dispensing gasoline; sometimes a metal can and often a plastic one.

gas can: a container for conveniently storing, carrying, and dispensing gasoline; sometimes a metal can and...
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Noun

gas can (plural gas cans)

  1. A container for conveniently storing, carrying, and dispensing gasoline; sometimes a metal can and often a plastic one.

Forms of gas can

pluralgas cans
alternative USgascan

Questions about gas can

What does gas can mean?
Gas can means a container for conveniently storing, carrying, and dispensing gasoline; sometimes a metal can and often a plastic one.
What part of speech is gas can?
Gas can is a noun.
What is the plural of gas can?
The plural of gas can is gas cans.

Words near gas can in the dictionary

  1. gas bottles
  2. gas bracket
  3. gas brackets
  4. gas burner
  5. gas burners
  6. gas can
  7. gas cans
  8. gas cap
  9. gas caps
  10. gas car
  11. gas centrifuge

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