double-barrelled
adjective/ˌdʌbl ˈbærəld/
/ˌdʌbl ˈbærəld/
(US English double-barreled)
[usually before noun]- (of a gun) having two barrels (= places where the bullets come out)
- (British English) (of a family name) having two parts, sometimes joined by a hyphen, for example ‘Day-Lewis’Topics Family and relationshipsc2
- (of a plan, etc.) having two parts, and therefore likely to be effective
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