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[ kan -uh -ster ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkæn ə stər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
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)
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Joseph fires out the answer like a charge of canister from a Napoleon gun: "Philip Hardin."
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Very soon they were in the zone of fire, canister and cannon-balls hurtling about them.
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Again they advance, but are forced back by the musketry and the grape and canister .
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The light in the cabin was faint; he determined to carry the canister on deck and examine it in the sunlight.
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The old man paused, and drew a sip of water from the canister in the corner.
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British Dictionary definitions for canister 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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