tin can

tin can

n.1. A container of tin-coated sheet metal used especially for preserving food.2. Informal A naval destroyer.

tin can

n (Cookery) a metal food container, esp when empty

tin′ can′

n. 1. can ² (def. 1). 2. Slang. a naval destroyer.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tin can - informal term for a destroyerdestroyer, guided missile destroyer - a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
	2.	tin can - airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.can, tinbeer can - a can that holds beercaddy, tea caddy - a can for storing teacannikin - a small cancoffee can - a can for storing ground coffeecontainer - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)milk can - large can for transporting milkoilcan - a can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinerysoda can - a can for holding soft drinks

Translations

canette