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double-barrelled

UK ( US double-barreled)
 
 
/ˌdʌblˈbærəld/ adjective

Translation

GUN A double-barrelled gun has two of the cylindrical parts that bullets come out of.
çift namlulu, çifte
182
NAME UK A double-barrelled name is two names joined together.
bitişik iki isimli
1222
(Definition of double-barrelled adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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