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单词 jerry can
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
jerry can′, 
    1. MilitaryAlso called blitz can. a narrow, flat-sided, five-gallon (19-liter) container for fluids, as fuel.
    2. Weights and Measures[Brit.]a can with a capacity of 4½ imperial gallons (5.4 U.S. gallons or 20.4 liters).
    Also, jerry•can′, jerri•can′. 
    • 1940–45; apparently Jerry "German''; the British supposedly manufactured the can after a German prototype

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jerry can n
  1. a 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
Etymology: 20th Century: from Jerry
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