canister

can·is·ter  (kn-str)

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 tank that holds a pressurized gas, often worn on the back as part of a breathing apparatus.

2. A metallic cylinder packed with shot that are scattered when the cylinder is fired; a case shot.

3. The part of a gas mask that contains the filter for removing toxic agents from the air.

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[Latin canistrum, basket, from Greek kanastron, from kanna, reed; see cane.]

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canister

Noun

a metal container for dry food [Latin canistrum basket woven from reeds]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	canister - a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm canister shot, case shot ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun pellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
	2.	canister - metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour cannister, tin container - 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)

Translations

canister [ˈkænɪstəʳ] n → bote m

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canister [ˈkænɪstəʳ] n → boîte f (gén en métal);

(of gas) → bombe f

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canister [ˈkænɪstəʳ] n → Dose f;

(pressurized container) → Sprühdose f;

(of gas, chemicals etc) → Kanister m

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canister [ˈkænɪstəʳ] n → scatola metallica