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Canister - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Canister' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Canister [ n.]
- A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.
- A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.
- A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; -- called also canister shot.