DOUBLE-BARRELLED


Meaning of DOUBLE-BARRELLED in English

Note: in AM, use 'double-barreled'

1.

A double-barrelled gun has two barrels.

...a double-barrelled shotgun.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

A double-barrelled surname has two parts which are joined by a hyphen, for example ‘Miss J. Heydon-Smith’. ( BRIT )

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

Double-barrelled is used to describe something such as a plan which has two main parts. ( JOURNALISM )

ADJ : ADJ n

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