CANISTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does canister mean?
• CANISTER (noun)
The noun CANISTER has 2 senses:
1. a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
2. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
Familiarity information: CANISTER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CANISTER (noun)
Meaning:
A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
canister; canister shot; case shot
Hypernyms ("canister" is a kind of...):
ammo; ammunition (projectiles to be fired from a gun)
Meronyms (parts of "canister"):
pellet; shot (a solid missile discharged from a firearm)
Meaning:
Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cannister; canister; tin
Hypernyms ("canister" is a kind of...):
container (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))
