DOUBLE-BARRELLED


Meaning of DOUBLE-BARRELLED in English

Note: in AM, use 'double-barreled'

1.

A ~ gun has two barrels.

...a ~ shotgun.

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2.

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

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3.

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

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