单词 | jerry can |
释义 | jerry canor jer·ry·can, jer·ri·cannounAlso called blitz can. Military. a narrow, flat-sided, 5-gallon (19-liter) container for fluids, as fuel. British. a can with a capacity of 4½ imperial gallons (5.4 U.S. gallons or 20.4 liters). Origin of jerry can1940–45; apparently Jerry “German”; the British supposedly manufactured the can after a German prototype Words nearby jerry canJerome, jerreed, jerry, jerry-build, jerry-built, jerry can, jersey, Jersey barrier, Jersey City, Jersey Giant, Jerseyman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for jerry canjerry can nouna flat-sided can with a capacity of between 4.5 and 5 gallons used for storing or transporting liquids, esp motor fuel: originally a German design adopted by the British Army during World War II Word Origin for jerry canC20: from Jerry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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