boîte de conserve

Definitions of boîte de conserve
  1. noun
    a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
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    type of:
    bouée
    bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
  2. noun
    the quantity contained in a can
    synonyms: cannette
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    type of:
    contenu
    the quantity that a container will hold
  3. noun
    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
    synonyms: petite boîte
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    types:
    boîte de bière
    a can that holds beer
    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)
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