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con·tain·er
(kən-tā′nər)n.
1. A receptacle, such as a carton, can, or jar, in which material is held or carried.
2. A large reusable receptacle that can accommodate smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment, designed for efficient handling of cargo.
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container
(kənˈteɪnə)n
1. an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc
2. (Commerce)
a. a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another
b. (as modifier): a container port; a container ship.
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con•tain•er
(kənˈteɪ nər)n.
1. anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton.
2. a large, vanlike, reusable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment.
[1495–1505]
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container
An article of transport equipment that meets American National Standards Institute/International Organization for Standardization standards that is designed to be transported by various modes of transportation. These containers are also designed to facilitate and optimize the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transportation without intermediate handling of the contents and equipped with features permitting ready handling and transfer from one mode to another. Containers may be fully enclosed with one or more doors, open top, refrigerated, tank, open rack, gondola, flatrack, and other designs. See also containerization.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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| Noun | 1. |  container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag" handbag, purse, bag, pocketbook - a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); "she reached into her bag and found a comb" basket, handbasket - a container that is usually woven and has handles bin - a container; usually has a lid box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts" bunker - a large container for storing fuel; "the ship's bunkers were full of coal" capsule - a small container cargo container - a large container for freight case - a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage" display case, vitrine, showcase, case - a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home cassette - a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video cup - a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" cylinder - a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air dice box, dice cup - a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown dish - a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food; "we gave them a set of dishes for a wedding present" dispenser - a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out Dumpster - a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste empty - a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store" envelope - a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. drinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking grab bag - a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents instrumentation, instrumentality - an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end magnetic bottle - container consisting of any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma during controlled thermonuclear reactions mailer - a container for something to be mailed measure - a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance pan - shallow container made of metal powder flask, powder horn - container for carrying gunpowder; made of the hollow horn of an animal receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in reliquary - a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints) saltcellar - a small container for holding salt at the dining table coin bank, money box, savings bank, bank - a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home; "the coin bank was empty" coal scuttle, scuttle - container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire shaker - a container in which something can be shaken spoon - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food storage ring - container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used thimble - a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container time capsule - container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) circular file, waste basket, wastebasket, wastepaper basket, waste-paper basket - a container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish |
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container
noun holder, vessel, repository, receptacle The paint is supplied in a clear, plastic container.
Containers for liquid
amphora (historical), ampulla (historical), Balthazar, barrel, bottle, can, carafe, carton, cask, coldie (Austral. slang), decanter, firkin, flagon, flask, gourd, half-bottle, hogshead, jar, jeroboam, jug, keg, magnum, Methuselah, miniature, Nebuchadnezzar, pitcher, polypin, rehoboam, Salmanazar, screw-top (informal), stubby (Austral. informal), tantalus, tin, tinny (Austral. slang), tube (Austral. slang)Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
حاوِيَةصُندوق كَبير، حاوِيَه، صِهريجوَعاء، عُلْبَه، كيس
nádobapouzdrobednakontejnerkontejnerový
beholdercontainercontainer-
mahuti
astiakonttisäiliö
kontejnerposuda
konténertartály
gámurílát
容器
용기
kontajner
zabojnik
behållare
ภาชนะใส่ของ
thùng
container
[kənˈteɪnəʳ]A. N
1. (= box, jug etc) → recipiente m; (= package, bottle) → envase m
2. (Comm) (for transport) → contenedor m, contáiner m
B. CPD container depot N → terminal f para portacontenedores
container lorry N → portacontenedores m inv
container port N → puerto m para contenedores
container ship N → portacontenedores m inv, buque m contenedor
container terminal N → terminal f para portacontenedores
container train N → portacontenedores m inv
container transport N → transporte m en contenedores
container lorry N → portacontenedores m inv
container port N → puerto m para contenedores
container ship N → portacontenedores m inv, buque m contenedor
container terminal N → terminal f para portacontenedores
container train N → portacontenedores m inv
container transport N → transporte m en contenedores
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
container
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
container
[kənˈteɪnəʳ]1. n (box, jug) → contenitore m, recipiente m (Comm) (for transport, shipping) → container m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
contain
(kənˈtein) verb1. to keep or have inside. This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?
2. to control. He could hardly contain his excitement.
conˈtainer noun1. something made to contain things. He brought his lunch in a plastic container.
2. a very large sealed metal box for carrying goods on a lorry, ship etc. The ship carried twenty containers; (also adjective) a container ship, a container lorry.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
container
→ حاوِيَة nádoba beholder Behälter δοχείο contenedor, recipiente astia récipient posuda contenitore 容器 용기 container container pojemnik recipiente емкость behållare ภาชนะใส่ของ kap thùng 集装箱Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
con·tai·ner
n. recipiente, envase.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
container
n contenedor m, recipiente m, envase m; sharps — contenedor de objetos punzantesEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.