canister
[ kan-uh-ster ]
/ ˈkæn ə stər /
noun
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
Also called canister shot . case shot.
the part of a gas mask containing the neutralizing substances through which poisoned air is filtered.
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Origin of canister
1670–80; <Latin canistrum wicker basket <Greek kánastron, derivative of kánna reed (see cane), with -astron, variant of -tron suffix of instrument (probably from verbal derivatives, as stégastron covering, from stegázein to cover)
Words nearby canister
canine spasm, canine tooth, caning, Canis Major, Canis Minor, canister, canities, canker, cankered, cankerous, cankerroot
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British Dictionary definitions for canister
canister
/ (ˈkænɪstə) /
noun
a container, usually made of metal, in which dry food, such as tea or coffee, is stored
(formerly)
- a type of shrapnel shell for firing from a cannon
- Also called: canister shot, case shot the shot or shrapnel packed inside this
Word Origin for canister
C17: from Latin canistrum basket woven from reeds, from Greek kanastron, from kanna reed, cane 1
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