containers

NOUN

holder for physical object

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bag bottle bowl box bucket can canister capsule carton crate dish jar jug kettle package packet pail pot pouch sack storage tank tub utensil vase vessel vial

STRONG

alembic beaker bin bunker caisson canteen carafe cask casket cauldron chamber chest churn cistern cradle crock ewer firkin flask hamper hod hopper hutch jeroboam magnum pit pod poke pottery purse receptacle reliquary repository sac scuttle stein vat

WEAK

humidor

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containers

The voyage by the vessel, which is capable of carrying 1,740 20-foot containers, is the biggest commercial step in the Arctic since an A.P.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Trump boarded the presidential jet in full view of video cameras and photographers, with AFP pictures showing two supply containers on hydraulic lifts at the front and rear of the aircraft.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Call it social justice or activism or whatever, those are just containers for the actual daily work that we do to survive and thrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

The ostrich eggshells were probably used as containers for carrying or storing water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

Then they had enhanced the beds and made them deep and soft with more boughs, there was enough firewood for a month, and they had made birch-bark containers to hold extra hazelnuts and berries.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen