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Synonyms for containers


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh n-tey-ner
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈteɪ nər

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Définition of containers

Origin :
  • mid-15c., agent noun from contain.
  • noun holder for physical object
Example sentences :
  • Watson scarcely knew which puzzled him most; the blossoms or their containers.
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • He held the containers for the armless man and handed them to the other.
  • Extract from : « Gladiator » by Philip Wylie
  • The manufacturer then would load the containers in his shipping room.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Problem » by Edward Hungerford
  • When the containers were filled, the explorers rested in the shade of the rocks.
  • Extract from : « Captured by the Arabs » by James H. Foster
  • Naturally other containers than glass jars or tumblers will have to be used.
  • Extract from : « Our Schools in War Time—and After » by Arthur Davis Dean
  • They are barrels or other containers which revolve or swing backward and forward.
  • Extract from : « Mechanical Devices in the Home » by Edith Louise Allen
  • Long before this time there must have been containers for fluids.
  • Extract from : « The New Stone Age in Northern Europe » by John M. Tyler
  • The cuts were sent to the customers in market baskets and containers.
  • Extract from : « The American Postal Service » by Louis Melius
  • Two of these containers will fill the platform of an average flat-car.
  • Extract from : « Our Railroads To-Morrow » by Edward Hungerford
  • Try the lure first, then when the containers are full, the guns.
  • Extract from : « The Giants From Outer Space » by Geoff St. Reynard
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