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jerry can
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jerry can
a flat-sided can with a capacity of between 4.5 and 5 gallons used for storing or transporting liquids, esp motor fuel: originally a German design adopted by the British Army during World War II
jerry can [′jer·ē ‚kan]
(ordnance)
A 5-gallon (19-liter), flat-sided, narrow can adapted from a German-made can, easily stacked and transported, and adapted by special openings for discharging fuel.
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She makes the four-hour round trip to the stream and carries back 5 gallons of water--about 40 pounds--in a yellow jerrican harnessed to her back with bits of rough rope.
Let them come to the water: the scarcity of our most precious ... by Long-Garcia, J.D. / U.S. Catholic
Displaced women line up for a distribution of blankets, mats and plastic jerricans on Saturday, March 25, 2007 in the Abu Shouk refugee camp, North Darfur, Sudan (AP) The Arab summit in Doha last month decided to allocate 8 million dollar monthly during one year to relief Darfur internally displaced persons (IDPs) also the Arab leaders urged Arab aid organizations to boost their activities there.
Arab League to appoint humanitarian coordinator for Darfur by Sudan Tribune (Sudan)
I had taken the first jerrican back to my home and when I came back for the second, I heard an explosion and it was like we all caught fire.
94 dead in Kenya petrol blaze: minister by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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