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A robust container for fuel or water, of a certain more or less rectangular shape, often made from pressed steel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Jerry (“a German”) + can, from its use by German troops in World War II.
Across languages
Translations
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
կանիստր
(kanistr)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Belarusian:
кані́стра
(kanístra)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Bulgarian:
туба
(tuba)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Chinese Mandarin:
汽油罐
(qìyóu guàn)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Chinese Mandarin:
油罐
(yóuguàn)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Czech:
kanystr
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Danish:
jerrycan
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Danish:
benzindunk
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Dutch:
jerrycan
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Finnish:
jerrykannu
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Finnish:
kanisteri
— pressed-steel fuel container
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French:
jerricane
— pressed-steel fuel container
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French:
jerrican
— pressed-steel fuel container
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French:
bidon
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Georgian:
კანისტრა
(ḳanisṭra)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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German:
Benzinkanister
— pressed-steel fuel container
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German:
Kanister
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Greek:
κάνιστρο
(kánistro)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Hebrew:
גֶ׳רִיקָן
(jerikan)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Indonesian:
jeriken
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Italian:
tanica
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Japanese:
ジェリカン
(jerikan)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Korean:
제리캔
(jerikaen)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Norwegian Bokmål:
jerrykanne
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
jerrykanne
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Polish:
kanister
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Portuguese:
galão
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Russian:
кани́стра
(kanístra)
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Spanish:
bidón
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Swahili:
jerikeni
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Swedish:
jeepdunk
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Swedish:
jerrykanna
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Turkish:
bidon
— pressed-steel fuel container
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Ukrainian:
кані́стра
(kanístra)
— pressed-steel fuel container
