26984 words

containers

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it:
2
a very large metal box used for transporting goods:

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3
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, which can be used for holding something esp. for the purposes of carrying or storing:

Examples:

plastic milk containers
4
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, which can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it:

Examples:

After opening, transfer the contents of the tin to a plastic container for storage.
5
a very large metal box used for transporting goods:

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container business/traffic Around three-quarters of the world's 50-billion dollar container business is still done under service contracts.
a container port/terminal Hong Kong ranked as the world's second busiest container port last year, after Singapore.

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