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

See also: ambiguous

Encyclopedia: Double-barrelled