jerry can
noun
a narrow, flat-sided, 5-gallon (19-liter) container for fluids, as fuel.
jerrycan,
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a variation of
jerry can.
Example Sentences
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In one hotel this weekend, a woman entered with a red jerrycan, dismissing the pleas of a hotel employee who told her it was prohibited.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2022
A moment later, up came a large yellow jerrycan, full of red earth from below.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2019
Each of the squares is cut from a distinctive type of jerrycan, known in Ghana as a "Kufuor gallon" - named after former President John Kufuor - and then sewn together to form plastic carpeting.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2018
Then he drew the jerrycan he clung to as he crossed the river into Bangladesh.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2018
The grandchildren began dancing as one of the daughters beat out a rhythm on a plastic jerrycan and the family sung traditional Oromo songs.
From Newsweek
