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Noun: canister  ka-nis-tu(r)
  1. Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
    "She kept her favourite tea leaves in a decorative canister on the kitchen counter";
    - cannister [rare], tin
     
  2. A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
    "The artillery loaded canister for close-range defence";
    - case shot, canister shot

Derived forms: canisters

Type of: ammo [informal], ammunition, container

Encyclopedia: Canister