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canister

Definition

  • noun: a container with a lid that is used for keeping dry products
  • noun: an often cylindrical container for holding a usually specified object or substance

Examples

  • a flour/sugar/tea 'canister'

  • tear gas 'canisters'

  • a film 'canister'

Movie quotes

  • (..) Now... over here's the trench. All the mail comes out that shooter. Scan and find the floor each piece is moving to. Put it in a canister And shove it up the tube with the same number. You got that? I think so. This place reminds me of (..)
    2003 Elf