What does double-barreled mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. double-barreled, double-barrelledadjective

    having two barrels mounted side by side

    "a double-barreled shotgun"

  2. double-barreled, double-barrelledadjective

    having two purposes; twofold

    "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive"- Louis Kronenbergers

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  1. double-barreled

    Double-barreled generally refers to something that has two aspects, parts, or characteristics. It is often used in context of questions or issues that address two different things at the same time. Its origin comes from the double-barreled shotgun, which has two barrels, allowing two shots to be fired. Thus, the term is used metaphorically in various fields to denote something with two principal elements or approaches.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Double-barreledadjective

    alt. of -barrelled

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of double-barreled in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of double-barreled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of double-barreled in a Sentence

  1. Bruce Campbell:

    Alright you Primitive Screwheads, listen up! You see this? This... is my boomstick! The twelve-gauge double-barreled Remington. S-Mart's top of the line. You can find this in the sporting goods department. That's right, this sweet baby was made in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Retails for about a hundred and nine, ninety five. It's got a walnut stock, cobalt blue steel, and a hair trigger. That's right. Shop smart. Shop S-Mart. You got that?

  2. William Schaffner:

    Last year was also a double barreled season and we hadn't see that in a long time. Normally there's a and b smolders along in background, usually it doesn't cause large outbreaks but this year the Bs didn't read the text book.

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