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/ˈkanəstər/,
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canisters, plural;
  1. A round or cylindrical container, typically one made of metal, used for storing such things as food, chemicals, or rolls of film

  2. A cylinder of pressurized gas, typically one that explodes when thrown or fired from a gun
    • - riot police fired tear-gas canisters into the crowd
  3. Small bullets packed in cases that fit the bore of an artillery piece or gun
    • - another deadly volley of canister
  1. case shot: 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
  3. A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches); Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top; A special short range antipersonnel ...
  4. Clan slang for the eugenics program of the warrior caste. It can also refer specifically to the artificial wombs.
  5. a type of anti personnel cannon load in which lead balls or other loose metallic items were enclosed in a tin or iron shell. On firing the shell would disintegrate releasing the smaller metal objects.
  6. An evaporative emission canister contains activated charcoal which absorbs fuel vapors and holds them until the vapors can be purged into the engine when it is started. It is a component of the emissions control system.
  7. Type of protective package used to contain and dispense keying material in punched or printed tape form. [CNSSI] (see also key)
  8. A projectile, shot from a cannon, filled with about 35 iron balls the size of marbles that scattered like the pellets of a shotgun.  See image»
  9. The cylindrical tin container holding many small iron balls, the whole referred to as case shot. An anti-personnel load which turned a cannon into a giant shotgun.
  10. The metal receptacle surrounding the waste form that facilitates handling, storage, transportation, and/or disposal. (Transportation System Requirements Document. DOE/RW-0425.)
  11. artillery projectile of lead balls in a tin container; also known as case-shot.
  12. A container filled with sorbents and catalysts that removes gases, vapors, and/or particulates from air drawn through the unit. Canisters rely on a variety of mechanisms for contaminant removal such as chemical absorption, adsorption, catalytic action, neutralization, and mechanical filtration.
  13. Main power unit where the dirt and debris is collected, this is either bag-less or disposable bag, and is located in the basement or garage area. There are multiple canisters available depending on size of home and types available, disposable bag or bag-less.
  14. a container holding medication for metered dose inhalers.
  15. The canister is a two-piece unit, consisting of a head and a sump, that holds a filter cartridge.
  16. used to hold and store household quantities of flour, sugar, coffee, and tea. Can be used for decorative purposes.
  17. an artillery shell that when fired from a cannon releases hundreds of small metal balls that murderously cut through an advancing enemy line.
  18. Ammunition for a cannon containing 70 lead balls that spread out like a shotgun when fired. Very effective at close range against attacking infantry.
  19. a metal can for hand-thrown chemical munitions, typically about the size of a beer can; often misspelt "cannister"
  20. (or cylinder) designs have the motor and bag in a separate canister unit (usually mounted on wheels) connected to the vacuum head by a flexible hose. ...
  21. A canvas or cloth bag filled with small round lead or iron pellets and crammed into a cannon on top of a charge of gunpowder. It would not carry as far as solid shot, but it was deadly at close range.