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colander

[kuhl-uhn-der, kol-] / ˈkʌl ən dər, ˈkɒl- /
NOUN
strainer
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And the NHL’s most fearsome netminder suddenly looked as impenetrable as a colander.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2025

If you don't have access to eclipse glasses, you can create a simple pinhole camera with just two sheets of cardboard or even use a colander to project the Sun's image safely onto the ground.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2025

Farther to the east, at one point it seemed as if the Mojave Desert was as hole-pocked as a colander.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

If you don’t have eclipse glasses, you can use an indirect viewing method such as a colander or pinhole projector.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2024

“You stop that right now, Ruthanne McIntyre! Or I’ll tell your mother that you used her colander for catching tadpoles.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool