canister

• Sustantivo que designa un recipiente metálico, a menudo cilíndrico, usado para almacenar productos secos como té o harina, o históricamente un tipo de munición llena de perdigones.

A noun referring to a metal container, often cylindrical, used for storing dry goods like tea or flour, or historically as a type of ammunition packed with shot.

1. Ammunition containerC1formal

   A metallic cylinder packed with shot, used as ammunition in a firearm.

   metralla

   • The soldier loaded a canister into the cannon.
   • The museum displayed an antique canister from the Civil War.
   • Canister shot was effective at close range.

   Sinónimoscanister shot

2. Storage containerB1formal

   A metal container used for storing dry foods such as tea, flour, or coffee.

   Lata para alimentos secos

   • She stored the sugar in a large canister.
   • The tea canister was made of stainless steel.
   • He bought a set of canisters for the kitchen.

   Sinónimoscancontainertin