double-barreled

[ duhb-uhl-bar-uhld ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having two barrels mounted side by side, as a shotgun.
serving a double purpose or having two parts or aspects:
a double-barreled attack on corruption.

First recorded in 1700–10

Then Sunday on Fox News we saw a double-barreled assault on the hashtag activism by conservatives.

On the eve of the double-barreled canonization, the skies over Rome boomed with thunder and poured with rain.

They got a double-barreled shot gun, a Sharp's rifle, and a revolver.

O for a big double-barreled hygrometer,To measure this moisture that rolls from my brow!

Some of his enemies, however, were hidden behind a pile of lumber, and one of them fired a double-barreled gun.

Therefore, deeming themselves wise, Derry and Peter fled, leaving the dog and a double-barreled shotgun as safeguards.

They were pointing ahead, and one of the officers put a double-barreled glass to his eyes and stared ahead.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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