noun
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an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc
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a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another
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( as modifier )
a container port
a container ship
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Etymology
Origin of container
1400–50 for an earlier sense; 1495–1505 container for def. 1; late Middle English conteiner; contain, -er 1
Example Sentences
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The machines gently suck out the milk and transfer it to large containers.
From BBC
Even straight from the container, standing in front of the fridge like a person with excellent taste.
From Salon
“Do you think . . . ,” he started to say, but everyone was passing around the containers of shredded cheese and chopped onions, and no one seemed to hear him.
From Literature
Mergers are one obvious way that shipping giants can add to their overall capacity at a time when freight rates and container volumes are tumbling.
From Barron's
Mergers are one obvious way that shipping giants can add to their overall capacity at a time when freight rates and container volumes are tumbling.
From Barron's
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