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 [kuhn-tey-ner]  

con·tain·er

   [kuhn-tey-ner]
noun
1.
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
2.
a large, vanlike, reuseable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment, designed for easy and fast loading and unloading of freight.
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Origin:
1400–50 for an earlier sense; 1495–1505 for def. 1; late Middle English conteiner; see contain, -er1
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container (kənˈteɪnə)
 
—n
1.  an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc
2.  a.  a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another
 b.  (as modifier): a container port; a container ship

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