noun
- plural of jerrican: large flat-sided containers, typically made of metal or plastic, used for storing and transporting liquids such as fuel or water
Usage: military; automotive
Examples
- The soldiers carried jerricans filled with water across the desert.
- We loaded several jerricans of gasoline into the truck for the long journey.
- The camping store sells plastic jerricans for storing drinking water.
- Emergency supplies included food, blankets, and jerricans of fuel.
- The jerricans were stacked neatly in the storage shed.
- Each jerrican holds about five gallons of liquid.