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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkænɪstə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkænəstɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kan′ə stər)

can•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.

can•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

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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

'canister' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

canasta - canaster - canteen - case - case shot - fire-extinguisher - bomblet - cluster bomb - Holmes light

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Collocations: a [gas, nitrogen, vacuum, vapor, propane] canister, a [food, tin, storage, tea, coffee, cookie, deodorant] canister, stored in [large, metal] canisters, more...

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