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单词 jerrycan
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Definition of jerrycan in English:

jerrycan

(also jerrican)
nounˈdʒɛrɪkanˈdʒɛriˌkæn
  • A large flat-sided metal container for storing or transporting liquids, typically petrol or water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Others are returning from wells dug by humanitarian non-governmental organizations with plastic jerrycans filled with water.
    • In one instance while inching their way along a wall with a ‘jerrican ‘of water, the person carrying the can leaned on a wall that wasn't there and fell right through.
    • The vehicle was loaded with four-and-a-half-gallon jerrycans which had to be transported from different fuel points at the rear.
    • The dog was being walked by his two owners when he came across a jerrycan of flammable liquid that was wired to several sticks of dynamite.
    • Children and adults, including elderly men and women, filled jerricans and other containers with water.
    • When he completed the program and came back here the parents gave him a jerrycan full of petrol.
    • In media criticism terms, this is twenty M80s, half a jerrican of gas, ten packs of sparklers and a six-pack of Pop Rocks - all waiting for a spark.
    • If you've never fetched water, known how heavy the jerrycans can be, how each drop is precious, you can't really enjoy a bubble-bath.
    • The shipping containers with their remaining plastic jerricans are still leaking and have been put in a specially constructed isolation area within the port.
    • En route to a hotel, we handed out sparkling new cooking pots and jerrycans to bemused beggars.
    • A jerrycan of water with a capacity of 18 litres weighs 20 kilos.
    • The cargo was contained in hundreds of plastic jerrycans, ten of which had spilled, contaminating a considerable area of Djibouti port.
    • With bottled water in short supply, many residents turned to the next best thing: large plastic jerrycans, which they planned to fill with tap water.
    • Extra fuel tanks may need to be fitted together with spare jerricans.
    Synonyms
    tin, canister

Origin

Second World War: from Jerry + can2, because such containers were first used in Germany.

 
 

Definition of jerrycan in US English:

jerrycan

(also jerrican, jerry can)
nounˈdʒɛriˌkænˈjerēˌkan
  • A large, flat-sided metal container for storing or transporting liquids, typically gasoline or water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dog was being walked by his two owners when he came across a jerrycan of flammable liquid that was wired to several sticks of dynamite.
    • In one instance while inching their way along a wall with a ‘jerrican ‘of water, the person carrying the can leaned on a wall that wasn't there and fell right through.
    • The shipping containers with their remaining plastic jerricans are still leaking and have been put in a specially constructed isolation area within the port.
    • The cargo was contained in hundreds of plastic jerrycans, ten of which had spilled, contaminating a considerable area of Djibouti port.
    • En route to a hotel, we handed out sparkling new cooking pots and jerrycans to bemused beggars.
    • Extra fuel tanks may need to be fitted together with spare jerricans.
    • With bottled water in short supply, many residents turned to the next best thing: large plastic jerrycans, which they planned to fill with tap water.
    • When he completed the program and came back here the parents gave him a jerrycan full of petrol.
    • If you've never fetched water, known how heavy the jerrycans can be, how each drop is precious, you can't really enjoy a bubble-bath.
    • The vehicle was loaded with four-and-a-half-gallon jerrycans which had to be transported from different fuel points at the rear.
    • In media criticism terms, this is twenty M80s, half a jerrican of gas, ten packs of sparklers and a six-pack of Pop Rocks - all waiting for a spark.
    • Others are returning from wells dug by humanitarian non-governmental organizations with plastic jerrycans filled with water.
    • A jerrycan of water with a capacity of 18 litres weighs 20 kilos.
    • Children and adults, including elderly men and women, filled jerricans and other containers with water.
    Synonyms
    tin, canister

Origin

Second World War: from Jerry + can, because such containers were first used in Germany.

 
 
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