jerrican
noun
jer·ri·can
ˈjer-ē-ˌkan 
variants
or jerry can
: a narrow flat-sided container for liquids usually holding about five U.S. gallons (about 19 liters)
Examples of jerrican in a Sentence
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Squatting on a plastic jerrican, Mukandamage coaxes a gallon and a half of warm, frothy milk out of the cow and into a small metal pail.
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Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
Shakira found some matches and her mother-in-law grabbed a jerrican of diesel fuel.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
The next best option is to go to one of the city’s natural springs to fill up a jerrican, in an experience that feels like an early rehearsal for what is to come on Day Zero.
—Aryn Baker, TIME.com, 8 Feb. 2018
The looming shutdown has prompted chaos, with a run not only on bottled water but also on water tanks and jerricans.
—Aryn Baker, TIME.com, 8 Feb. 2018
The tankers came in a range of sizes; the smallest, pulled by a tractor and holding perhaps a few hundred gallons, looked like a jerrican on wheels next to the 4,000-gallon monsters.
—Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 2 May 2017
Each one looks very different, with a huge number of custom add-ons: luggage racks, spare wheels, a machine-gun stand, first-aid boxes, spotlights, jerricans, ammo canisters, and on and on and on.
—David Curcurito, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2017
Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022
Shakira found some matches and her mother-in-law grabbed a jerrican of diesel fuel.
—Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
The next best option is to go to one of the city’s natural springs to fill up a jerrican, in an experience that feels like an early rehearsal for what is to come on Day Zero.
—Aryn Baker, TIME.com, 8 Feb. 2018
The looming shutdown has prompted chaos, with a run not only on bottled water but also on water tanks and jerricans.
—Aryn Baker, TIME.com, 8 Feb. 2018
The tankers came in a range of sizes; the smallest, pulled by a tractor and holding perhaps a few hundred gallons, looked like a jerrican on wheels next to the 4,000-gallon monsters.
—Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 2 May 2017
Each one looks very different, with a huge number of custom add-ons: luggage racks, spare wheels, a machine-gun stand, first-aid boxes, spotlights, jerricans, ammo canisters, and on and on and on.
—David Curcurito, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2017
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“Jerrican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerrican. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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