can·is·ter
(kăn′ĭ-stər)n.
1. A usually cylindrical storage container, especially:
a. A box or can of thin metal or plastic used for holding dry foodstuffs or cooking ingredients, such as flour or sugar.
b. A small plastic container used for storing a roll of film.
c. A metal container that holds pressurized gas, as one containing tear gas that explodes on impact or one containing oxygen as part of a breathing apparatus.
2.
a. A metallic cylinder packed with shot that scatter upon discharge from a cannon, formerly used as an antipersonnel round.
b. Such cylinders, or the shot used in such cylinders, considered as a group.
3. The part of a gas mask that contains the filter for removing toxic agents from the air.
[Latin canistrum, basket, from Greek kanastron, from kanna, reed; see cane.]
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canister
(ˈkænɪstə)n
1. a container, usually made of metal, in which dry food, such as tea or coffee, is stored
2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (formerly)
a. a type of shrapnel shell for firing from a cannon
b. Also called: canister shot or case shot the shot or shrapnel packed inside this
[C17: from Latin canistrum basket woven from reeds, from Greek kanastron, from kanna reed, cane1]
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can•is•ter
(ˈkæn ə stər)n.
1. a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, sugar, etc.
2. (on a gas mask) the container of neutralizing substances through which poisoned air is filtered.
[1670–80; < Latin canistrum wicker basket]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | canister - a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun |
| 2. |  canister - metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flourcontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) |
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Translations
صُنْدوقٌ مِن صَفيحعُلْبَةٌ مَعْدِنِيَّة
barelkanistrplechovka
beholdertromle
kanisteripanospurkkisuodatin
kanistar
bádogdoboz
kassi, dós
キャニスター
작은 깡통
kanistras
skārda kārba
kanister
กระป๋องสเปรย์
hộp kim loại đựng đồ khô
canister
[ˈkænɪstəʳ] N (for tea, coffee) → lata f, bote m; [of gas] → bombona f; (for film) → lata fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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canister
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canister
(ˈkӕnistə) noun a box or case usually of metal.
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→ عُلْبَةٌ مَعْدِنِيَّة plechovka tromle Behälter μεταλλικό κουτί bote kanisteri bidon kanistar barattolo キャニスター 작은 깡통 trommel metallboks kanister lata канистра kanister กระป๋องสเปรย์ teneke kutu hộp kim loại đựng đồ khô 滤毒罐Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009