[kan-uh-ster] 
| 1. | a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar. |
| 2. | Also called canister shot. case shot. |
| 3. | the part of a gas mask containing the neutralizing substances through which poisoned air is filtered. |
| a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon. |