container

[kuhn-tey-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

Example Sentences

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Four bulk carriers, three container ships, a tugboat, an oil drilling vessel and a cargo ship also reported explosions, strikes or suspicious activity in the area to UKMTO.

From Barron's

Which is how you end up with three containers of identical hummus.

From Salon

It impacts an even larger percentage of global container ships, which travel from the Bab el-Mandeb up through the Suez Canal at the Northern end of the Red Sea.

From Barron's

The world’s second-largest container shipping company has 10 ships trapped inside the Gulf.

From The Wall Street Journal

While container cargo flows are nowhere near as dependent on the Strait of Hormuz as the shipment of crude oil and crude products, the overall crisis compounds supply-chain risks and costs.

From MarketWatch

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