English Dictionary

canister

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkænɪstɚ/

名詞

A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).

日本語の意味

円筒形または直方体の容器で、通常は軽量な金属、プラスチック、または積層パステルボードで作られ、乾燥製品（紅茶、クラッカー、小麦粉、マッチなど）の保存に用いられる。

She lifted the heavy canister of flour onto the kitchen counter.

彼女は小麦粉の入った重い保存容器を台所のカウンターの上に持ち上げた。

意味（1）

A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).

Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.

意味（2）

Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.

意味（3）

A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.

意味（4）

A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.

意味（5）

A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents.

意味（6）

Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft.

canisters （ plural ）