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What (who) is canister - definition
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Cannister; Canisters; Cannisters; Canister (disambiguation)
canister
(canisters)
1.
A canister is a strong metal container. It is used to hold gases or chemical substances.
Riot police hurled tear gas canisters and smoke bombs into the crowd.
...canisters of commercial fuel.
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2.
A canister is a metal, plastic, or china container with a lid. It is used for storing food such as sugar and flour.
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3.
A canister is a flat round container. It is usually made of metal and is used to store photographic film.
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Canister
·noun A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, ·etc.
II. Canister ·noun A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, ·etc.
III. Canister ·noun A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun;
- called also canister shot.
canister
¦ noun
1. a round or cylindrical container used for storing food, chemicals, rolls of film, etc.
2. historical small bullets packed in cases that fit the bore of a gun.
Origin
C15 (denoting a basket): from L. canistrum, from Gk kanastron 'wicker basket', from kanna (see cane).
Wikipedia
Canister
Canister may refer to:
- Any container that is roughly cylindrical in shape
- A container for 35mm movie film or 35mm photo film for use in cameras
- Pods used for parachute supply drops
- Gas containers used for riot control
- A perforated metal box which is part of a gas mask
- The carbon dioxide scrubber of a rebreather
- The filter which absorbs gasoline vapour in a car tank
- A cylindrical bell worn by sheep, that was traditionally used in Sussex, England, especially on the South Downs
- Canister shot, a type of artillery round used in warfare as anti-personnel ammunition
Examples of use of canister
1. The police fired canister after canister of tear gas at the Haredim.
2. Look at things differently – with a camera obscura Pringles canister with lid Sharp scissors Tape Aluminum foil Pushpin Cut through the canister about 2 inches from its base.
3. "It‘s a canister of petrol in each direction", he explains.
4. A second wired canister failed to explode, he said.
5. The police throw back and fire a teargas canister.