container
pronunciation
How to pronounce container in British English:
UK [kənˈteɪnə(r)]
How to pronounce container in American English:
US [kənˈteɪnər]
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- Noun:
- any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Word Origin
- container (n.)
- mid-15c., agent noun from contain.
Example
- 1. It can be weeks before a container is released .
- 2. The resources are managed and injected by the container .
- 3. Per container they will be the most efficient yet .
- 4. And he consumed a big container of alcohol a week .
- 5. Container traffic at long beach has more than doubled since 1995 .