double-barreled

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having two barrels, especially a gun with two barrels mounted side by side or one above the other

   He kept a double-barreled shotgun behind the door.

2. 2
   adj

   figurative: having two parts, purposes, or effects

   The proposal was a double-barreled attempt to cut costs and improve service.

Formed from double + barreled, literally 'fitted with two barrels.' The figurative sense extends the image of a gun capable of delivering two shots to plans, questions, or attacks with two distinct parts or aims.

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