(BrE) (AmE double-barreled) adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
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 (AmE) (of a plan, etc.) having two parts, and therefore likely to be effective
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