Usage of "jerrican" | TermGallery

Spanish

Type of fuel can (20-l-standard version of WWII and later NATO)

Synonyms

Examples for "jerry can 20 l"

He baptized her the next morning, with water from a plastic jerry can. 
 Acts of faith 

He dropped his jerry can and ran with us. 
 What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng 

There's still some water in the jerry can. 
 Acts of faith 

Soaked, I smile back at them and immerse my jerry can in the milky brown water. 
 What is the what: the autobiography of valentino achak deng 

In times of shortage, he says, 20 shillings is not uncommon for a jerry can of water. 
 The Guardian 

Usage of jerrican in English

She looks around and sees a ten-liter plastic jerrican on the floor. 
 The good son: a novel 

I went into the inner room and brought out our jerrican of kerosene. 
 Say you're one of them 

Sonia drinks from the jerrican, groaning as she lifts it to her mouth. 
 The good son: a novel 

A video posted on social media showed dozens of people carrying yellow jerricans around the truck. 
 News.com.au 

A video posted on social media showed dozens of people busy trying to recover fuel in yellow jerricans. 
 The South African 

'Two fenders and a Guild from the 1980s against your jerricans of gasoline,' he said. 
 Grand junction 

Frequent collocations

Translations for jerrican

Spanish

Jerrican through the time

Meanings of jerrican in English