jerrycan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkæn/
- /ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/
Etymology
From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.
Meanings
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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.
1987, Michael Swanwick, Vacuum Flowers, New York: Arbor House, →ISBN, page 46:Anyone with half a brain and a jerrycan of fertilizer's got an army.
2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 259:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jerrycans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
제리캔 · jerrican · ཇར་ཀིན · ཇར་ཀན · jerricane · jerrycan · jerrykannu · jerikán · ジェリカン · jerrykanne · ג׳ריקן
Relateds
gas can · jerrican · jerican · jerry-can · jerry can
Translations (34)
nn jerrykanne (pressed-steel fuel container) · sw jerikeni (pressed-steel fuel container) · es bidón (pressed-steel fuel container) · id jeriken (pressed-steel fuel container) · nb jerrykanne (pressed-steel fuel container) · ru кани́стра (pressed-steel fuel container) · tr bidon (pressed-steel fuel container) · de Benzinkanister (pressed-steel fuel container) · be кані́стра (pressed-steel fuel container) · sv jerrykanna (pressed-steel fuel container) · cmn 汽油罐 (pressed-steel fuel container) · da benzindunk (pressed-steel fuel container) · ja ジェリカン (pressed-steel fuel container) · pt galão (pressed-steel fuel container) · da jerrycan (pressed-steel fuel container) · fr jerrican (pressed-steel fuel container) · de Kanister (pressed-steel fuel container) · bg туба (pressed-steel fuel container) · ka კანისტრა (pressed-steel fuel container) · pl kanister (pressed-steel fuel container) · fr bidon (pressed-steel fuel container) · el κάνιστρο (pressed-steel fuel container) · hy կանիստր (pressed-steel fuel container) · cs kanystr (pressed-steel fuel container) · sv jeepdunk (pressed-steel fuel container) · cmn 油罐 (pressed-steel fuel container) · nl jerrycan (pressed-steel fuel container) · ko 제리캔 (pressed-steel fuel container) · fi jerrykannu (pressed-steel fuel container) · fi kanisteri (pressed-steel fuel container) · fr jerricane (pressed-steel fuel container) · uk кані́стра (pressed-steel fuel container) · he גֶ׳רִיקָן (pressed-steel fuel container) · it tanica (pressed-steel fuel container)