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 ports are considering paying truckers $60 each time they pick up or drop off containers with a zero-emission vehicle, up to a maximum $36,000 per truck per year, over the next three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 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

WSJ: Jebel Ali handled about 15 million containers a year before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Not the actual fluid, but the containers that hold it, which are in every car.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman