What does container mean in English?

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container Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it:
- an airtight container
- a plastic drinks container
- a container ship/lorry
1 a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, which can be used for holding something esp. for the purposes of carrying or storing:
- plastic milk containers
2 a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, which can be used for holding something, especially to carry or store it:
- After opening, transfer the contents of the tin to a plastic container for storage.
3 a very large metal box used for transporting goods:
- a cargo/freight/shipping container
- a container lorry/ship/truck
- container business/traffic Around three-quarters of the world's 50-billion dollar container business is still done under service contracts.
- a container port/terminal Hong Kong ranked as the world's second busiest container port last year, after Singapore.

The crane lifted the container off the ship.
Biscuits will stay crisp if you keep them in an airtight container.
This container will take six litres.
Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.
These organic olives are packaged in recycled glass containers.
Small stirrup jars were available to many social groups and were primarily desired for their function as effective oil containers.
Upon removal from the nets, fish from each station were placed in plastic containers according to species.
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