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GI can

GI can noun: a galvanized trash can.

Noun

GI can (plural GI cans)

  1. (US) A galvanized trash can.
  2. (historical, slang) A shell fired by the German Army in World War I.

Forms of GI can

pluralGI cans

Questions about GI can

What does GI can mean?
GI can means a galvanized trash can.
What part of speech is GI can?
GI can is a noun.
What is the plural of GI can?
The plural of GI can is GI cans.

Words near GI can in the dictionary

  1. ghyll
  2. ghylls
  3. ghât
  4. ghâts
  5. gi
  6. GI can
  7. GI cans
  8. GI parties
  9. GI party
  10. GI tract
  11. GI tracts

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