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Adjective: double-barreled  'dú-bul'ber-uld
Usage: US (elsewhere: double-barrelled)
  1. Having two purposes; twofold
    "our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive";
    - double-barrelled [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Having two barrels mounted side by side
    "a double-barreled shotgun";
    - double-barrelled [Brit, Cdn]

See also: ambiguous

Antonym: single-barrelled [US]

Encyclopedia: Double-barreled