DOUBLE-BARRELLED


Meaning of DOUBLE-BARRELLED in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE ˌdouble-ˈbarreled ) adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

( of a gun ) having two barrels (= places where the bullets come out)

2.

( BrE ) ( of a family name ) having two parts, sometimes joined by a hyphen, for example 'Day-Lewis'

3.

( of a plan, etc. ) having two parts, and therefore likely to be effective

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.