jerrycan
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 8
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/
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/ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/ · /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkæn/
Definition of jerrycan
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
“Anyone with half a brain and a jerrycan of fertilizer's got an army.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.
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