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jerry-can

jerry-can is the alternative spelling of jerrycan.

Meaning of jerrycan

Noun

jerrycan (plural jerrycans)

  1. A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
    • The police fell back, swatting and cursing. At the gateway, somebody grabbed a jerrycan of water from Jonamon's hut and flung its contents at the swarm.1987, Michael Swanwick, Vacuum Flowers, New York: Arbor House, →ISBN, page 46

Forms of jerry-can

pluraljerry-cans

Questions about jerry-can

What is jerry-can the alternative spelling of?
Jerry-can is the alternative spelling of jerrycan.

Words near jerry-can in the dictionary

  1. jerry-builder
  2. jerry-builders
  3. jerry-building
  4. jerry-builds
  5. jerry-built
  6. jerry-can
  7. jerry-lord
  8. jerry-lords
  9. jerry-mumble
  10. jerry-rig
  11. jerry-rigged

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