canister
noun/ˈkænɪstə(r)/
/ˈkænɪstər/
- a container with a lid (= cover) for holding tea, coffee, etc.
- a strong metal container containing gas or a chemical substance, especially one that explodes or bursts (= breaks open) when it is fired from a gun or thrown
- Police fired tear-gas canisters at the demonstrators.
- a flat, round metal container used for storing film
- a film canister
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting a basket): from Latin canistrum, from Greek kanastron ‘wicker basket’, from kanna ‘cane, reed’ kannē, of Semitic origin.
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