canister
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canister
- /ˈkænɪstɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English canustyr (“basket”), a borrowing from Latin canistrum. Doublet of canaster and knaster.
* (metal receptacle): Through influence of unrelated can.
* (projectile): Short for canister shot, so called for its casing.
noun canisters
- A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches). Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a pl
- Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.
- A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.
- A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.
- A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents.
- Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft.
- A person's head. Caunt let fly left and right, but Bendy ducked his canister, and got down with more caution than gallantry.
verb canisters · canistering · canistered
- To pack into a canister.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: case shot, canister shot, tin, cannister, carton, flask, box, filter, girder, tank, vial, vignette, steam, bottle, thimble, absorber
Translations
Talk about this word "canister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/canister. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. canister. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/canister "canister." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/canister.Cite this
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title = {canister},
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