canister
Example Sentences
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"Officers swiftly attended the scene and found that a gas canister on the site had ignited and subsequently exploded," the spokesperson said.
From BBC
The government says it is an offence to illegally dispose of canisters and local councils have powers to take enforcement action against offenders.
From BBC
I put down my kale and lean against the counter, causing the sugar canister to wobble.
From Literature
Elizabeth, 38, from Leven, spotted the prosthesis, which she first thought was a gas canister, on one of her usual walks from Hornsea.
From BBC
One indelible image of Metro Surge was of Bovino, emerging from an SUV into a wintry melee, like a general stepping onto a battlefield, and launching a canister that released green smoke at protesters.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
