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tin can

noun as in camper

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Researchers wanted to measure landfill methane from in the atmosphere, so they slapped methane sensors onto an airplane which then circled the air above landfills higher and higher into the air, as if it were tracing a giant tin can.

We see the vision progress throughout the show, from early gigs decorated with lights fashioned from dumpster-sourced tin cans to Selena’s first deal with a major record label.

Most of us must live from the box and the bottle and the tin-can; we are even feeding our cattle from the factory and the bag.

A hat or tin-can is placed on the ground between a player's feet, whose name is "It."

Rosie was playing on the floor with Delia and the puppy that she had rescued from the tin-can persecution.

Lose the house or parade the family skeletons all diked out in pink sashes and tin-can labels.

His visitors sat up agaze, with "Vienny" sausages poised between tin-can and lip, dripping grease on their khaki-clad knees.

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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tin can, such as: rv, winnebago, and recreational vehicle.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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