jerrycan
noun/ˈd͡ʒɛɹiˌkæn/ · /ˈd͡ʒɛɹɪˌkæn/
Etymology From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.
1
A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
- The police fell back, swatting and cursing. At the gateway, somebody grabbed a jerrycan of water from Jonamon's hut and flung its contents at the swarm.1987, Michael Swanwick, Vacuum Flowers, New York: Arbor House, →ISBN, page 46:
- Anyone with half a brain and a jerrycan of fertilizer's got an army.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 259:
- Related terms
- gas can