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canister

DEFINITIONS OF: canister

1

n metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

Synonyms:
cannister, tin
Type of:
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)

n a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

Synonyms:
canister shot, case shot
Type of:
ammo, ammunition
projectiles to be fired from a gun
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