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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•is•ter /ˈkænəstɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a small box or jar for holding tea, coffee, etc.
- Militarya sealed container holding a substance kept under pressure:The canisters of tear gas exploded in the crowd.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•is•ter (kan′ə stər),USA pronunciation n. - a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- MilitaryAlso called can′ister shot′. See case shot.
- Militarythe part of a gas mask containing the neutralizing substances through which poisoned air is filtered.
- Greek kánastron, derivative of kánna reed (see cane), with -astron, variant of -tron suffix of instrument (probably from verb, verbal derivs., as stégastron covering, from stegázein to cover)
- Latin canistrum wicker basket
- 1670–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: canister /ˈkænɪstə/ n - 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
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin canistrum basket woven from reeds, from Greek kanastron, from kanna reed, cane1 |