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canister

[ kan-uh-ster ]

noun

  1. a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
  2. Also called canister shot. case shot.
  3. the part of a gas mask containing the neutralizing substances through which poisoned air is filtered.


canister

/ ˈ°ìæ²Ôɪ²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a container, usually made of metal, in which dry food, such as tea or coffee, is stored
  2. formerly
    1. a type of shrapnel shell for firing from a cannon
    2. Also calledcanister shotcase shot the shot or shrapnel packed inside this
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of canister1

1670–80; < Latin canistrum wicker basket < Greek °ìá²Ô²¹²õ³Ù°ù´Ç²Ô, derivative of °ìá²Ô²Ô²¹ reed ( cane ), with -astron, variant of -tron suffix of instrument (probably from verbal derivatives, as ²õ³Ùé²µ²¹²õ³Ù°ù´Ç²Ô covering, from ²õ³Ù±ð²µÃ¡³ú±ð¾±²Ô to cover)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of canister1

C17: from Latin canistrum basket woven from reeds, from Greek kanastron, from kanna reed, cane 1
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He opened the nozzle and chucked the canister into a gas station dumpster.

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The Weisenbergs’ defense attorneys, Vicki Podberesky and Benjamin Gluck, argued their clients separated the offending acetylene canisters as soon as they were discovered and kept them away from machinery that could cause an explosion.

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While the autopsy report did not specifically cite the “laughing gas†as a cause of death, it noted the canisters appeared ready to be inhaled, and raised concerns of a possible overdose.

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They placed fire-damaged compressed-gas tanks in a row on the front lawn and marked each canister with a white “X,†an indication the fuel had already been burnt.

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But the battering continued until the officers found a small space through which they threw a tear-gas canister into the one-roomed house, forcing the family out.

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