a flour/sugar/tea 'canister'
tear gas 'canisters'
a film 'canister'
(..) I'm making it again. Move away from the door. We're coming through. Clear! Tell me that's just soda pop in those canisters. It's just what it looks like. A big IED. Ten gallons of Astrolite. Okay. Get everybody outta here. Clear the area. - Someone's gotta stay here with you. (..)1998 The X Files