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/kəntˈeɪnər/ Listen

noun

Container n.

One who, or that which, contains; particularly, an artifactual object that is designed to contain some fluid or solid material, object or objects, especially for convenience in transporting the contained objects.

A large metallic box designed to hold many smaller boxes or packages, and used for convenience in loading and unloading large quantities of freight, such as on ships, trains, or airplanes.

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Etymology of 'Container'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... is introduced into an apparatus called an interchanger and is allowed to escape through a valve, causing it to turn to a liquid. This liquid air is sprayed onto plates and as it falls, the nitrogen return to its gaseous state and leaves the oxygen to run to the bottom of the container. This liquid oxygen is then allowed to return to a gas and is stored in large gasometers ...

— Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting • Harold P. Manly

... spake unto his section head, saying: "It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none ...

— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... the kernels must be artificially cured until they no longer feel moist to the hand when it is run through the container. ...

— Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting • Northern Nut Growers Association

... compressed air container of all was to be employed. It distributed great volumes of compressed air to all the water tanks, forcing open the valves and driving out ...

— The Submarine Boys on Duty - Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat • Victor G. Durham

... funnel-shaped openings shaped and painted like mouths. By standing on tiptoe Jason looked on top but there was only a flanged, sooty opening that must be for attachment of a smokestack. There was only one more opening, a smallish one in the rear, and no other controls on the garish container. ...

— The Ethical Engineer • Henry Maxwell Dempsey

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