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canister

[kan-uh-ster] / ˈkæn ə stər /






NOUN
pail
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Any gases the probe encountered were vacuumed in and collected, then sealed in a canister.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Elizabeth, 38, from Leven, spotted the prosthesis, which she first thought was a gas canister, on one of her usual walks from Hornsea.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

“Third warning. Gas, gas, gas,” Bovino says, then tossing the canister and pushing people away from the intersection.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2026

In the confrontation that followed, one of the agents tossed a tear-gas canister, which an employee kicked under their vehicle, enveloping it with noxious fumes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

She put Edward on the counter and leaned him up against the flour canister and arranged his dress around his knees.

From "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo




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