jerrycan
jerrycan · jerrycans
каністра
канистра
Benzinkanister, Kanister
A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape,…A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
/ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/
» Where's the gasoline jerrycan?
Где канистра с бензином? — LanguagesLover
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesA robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
Benzinkanister, Kanister
кани́страkanístra
кані́страkanístra
Examples
2 sentencesWhere's the gasoline jerrycan?
ruГде канистра с бензином? — LanguagesLover
Ziri handed Rima a jerrycan full of gasoline.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
pressed-steel fuel container:
Русский
By meaning 1
pressed-steel fuel container:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pressed-steel fuel container:
Origin
From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.
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