Sentences with word «jerrycan»

A jerrycan is a type of container that is used to store and transport liquids, such as gasoline or water. It is usually made of metal or plastic and has a handle and a lid. Full definition
He said, «The Divisional Police Officer and her men were patrolling the area about 4 am and saw some residents coming out with jerrycans of diesel from those houses.
The barque Romuald Hazoumé constructed out of jerrycans for Documenta 12, entitled Dream, had an immense impact — and the international refugee crisis wasn't even dominating the news as it is now.
On 28 March 2012, during the 2012 United Kingdom fuel crisis, Maude «foolishly» advised people to fill up their vehicles and to store fuel in garages in jerrycans.
I have a couple of 10 Litre steel jerrycans which I used for draining kerosene (UN1223 28sec burning oil) from a tank.
In keeping with the found materials theme, Romuald Hazoumè's masks Cherry and Miss Rata made from jerrycans, a container typically used for transporting fuel, call attention to Benin's illegal market for fuel.
Maude denied that it would increase the risk of explosions, however the following day Transport Minister Mike Penning, a former firefighter, confirmed the advice was wrong, saying he didn't think Maude understood how big jerrycans were.
Our correspondent learnt that residents and police operatives, including the state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, stormed the houses and saw jerrycans filled with diesel extracted from the wells.
After disposing of the kerosene I left the open jerrycans upside down over some oil - absorbing pellets for a couple of days.
And there are plenty of nods to Jeeps of decades past, with the X-shape design of the taillights meant to evoke the stampings of gasoline jerrycans, while the visage of vintage Jeeps pops up in the designs of door cards.
Adding to the package are quality LED auxiliary lighting, an ARB fridge / freeze, Alu - Box aluminum storage boxes, NATO jerrycans and a James Baroud awning.
Three of Adam McEwen's handsome white steel jerrycans containing 25 liters of holy water were listed at $ 10,000.
Visitors will encounter Manders (2014), a silver jerrycan perforated with a spray of bullet holes; Transient Dimming (2013), a plastic kiddy pool flocked with grey fleece; and Separation Anxiety 04 and 05 (2014), a series of dented pillows cast in materials that include concrete and translucent glass.
There are old whipper snippers, old battery chargers, empty jerrycans, an old lawnmower which might run again, a canvas tent that is probably rotten in it's bag, motorbike exhausts and bits and bobs that I will never use... but just might, one day!
The items donated for onward distribution include 16,400 (50 kg) bags of rice; 7,850 jerrycans of vegetable oil; 7,200 cartons of spaghetti and used cloths.
I am hooking my hopes and my jerrycan to Pedro's self - sustaining natural water purification system.
Wildrose MLA Derek Fildebrandt marked New Year's Eve by posting photos of himself filling up his truck and jerrycans to avoid any increase to gas prices caused by the carbon tax on January 1.
«An unidentified boy walked into a restaurant with three jerry cans demanding for food and left almost immediately without eating the food, leaving the jerrycans behind.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Anambra, DSP Ali Okechukwu, said on Wednesday in Ogbaru, that the explosion was caused by fuel stored in a jerrycan for future use.
A jerrycan of petrol that was brought to the settlement exploded around the area and some people sustained various degrees of burns.
She said in Yoruba, «They carted away no fewer than 18,000 bags of rice and jerrycans of vegetable oil.
In addition to the rice donation, he said that the Service also donated 82,140 jerrycans of 25 - litre vegetable oil valued at N985.6 million, soap worth N52.6 million in 19,491 cartons and other items including clothes.
Residents said they were awoken by the victim's call for help, adding that in the twinkling of an eye, the fire reached the jerrycan of petrol and exploded.
You ask everyone who fills up their jerrycan if they would like some chlorine in there.
I would like to re-use these jerrycans to store unleaded petrol (gasoline) for my car - which is what they are designed for.
Also mounted on the swing - out is a jerrycan and a new «Chile Capital of the World» New Mexico plate, which gets as many comments as the Cummins badges, we're told.
It was optioned with a tire carrier, jerrycan, and table mount, and has a hidden receiver hitch behind the license plate.
Back at the cabin I wash up with a lotion tissue and brush my teeth with a cup of water from the jerrycan the musher fills with water from an ice - hole in the lake.
The object is «jerrycan (water)» by British artist Adam McEwen, from the Linda Pace Foundation's extensive collection of contemporary art.
A necessary and ubiquitous object, the «jerrycan» litters the landscape of Northern Canada; land that is rich in petroleum fields, yet lacks an adequate number of fueling stations.
Faldbakken uses lockers, dumpsters and jerrycans or tiles whole rooms to emulate the rough atmosphere of metro - stations.
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