double-barreled

American  

[duhb-uhl-bar-uhld] / ˈdʌb əlˈbær əld /

adjective

1. having two barrels mounted side by side, as a shotgun.

2. serving a double purpose or having two parts or aspects.

   a double-barreled attack on corruption.

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Etymology

Origin of double-barreled

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

I remember wondering whether the literary memoirist I so enjoyed could present a big-picture argument with all the necessary historical asides while carrying forward a heavy, double-barreled thesis.

From The Wall Street Journal

The inflection point for the fashion and beauty industry came with the double-barreled ascent of Jennifer Lopez, who conquered both the pop charts and the big screen in the latter part of the ’90s.

From Salon

Parents will also be allowed to give their children a double-barreled surname.

From Seattle Times

But this year’s ceremony, emceed by ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel, had the double-barreled box office bang of “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” going for it.

From Los Angeles Times

Wielding a double-barreled shotgun in his review for The New York Times, the critic Stephen Holden dismissed Sparks’s book as “treacly” and called the film “a high-toned cinematic greeting card.”

From New York Times