container

[kuhn-tay-ner] / kənˈteɪ nər /

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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container containers

She added drivers can also keep their keys in a metal container, such as a biscuit tin, or even the microwave at home.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

A container ship in the Suez Canal ran aground and blocked the waterway for six days, delaying the delivery of billions of dollars of goods.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

That’s right: Oprah Winfrey persuaded her followers to buy a cylindrical glass container holding paper and air, for $45.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, the spot price of sending a shipping container from Shanghai to Los Angeles hit a recent high of $8,102 for the week of Sept. 18, according to the Freightos Baltic Index.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

It took Chase nearly two hours to reload the container.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Authorities in Islamabad have stacked up shipping containers to block key access routes to the capital city.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

The Parnia had been stranded there since July when it returned from China stacked with containers, according to ship-tracking data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

In Bang Kapi locals used ice-boxes and other floating plastic containers to cart supplies from nearby markets and supermarkets, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

New large-scale facilities typically use more stable lithium-iron-phosphate batteries that are stored in outdoor containers configured to limit the spread of a potential fire, according to the California Energy Commission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Beyond it lay a city of shipping containers, all part of the Gravesend marine terminal.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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