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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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Our Strait is used by between 30,000 and 36,000 large ships annually, including tankers, bulk carriers, and container and general cargo carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Disney began selling simple souvenir popcorn pails in the 1990s and in 2010 introduced a 3D container modeled after Micky Mouse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

AL JEER, United Arab Emirates—Oil tankers, container ships and bulk carriers shimmer all over the horizon to the left of the windswept beach here at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"They were 40 degree days in the bushfire as well," she adds, "so it would have been very hot inside the container."

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Nobody wanted to be around here, and that made life easier for us as we made our way to the container doors.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda