Container Airtight Food Noun Bre Kənˈteɪnə(R Kənˈteɪnər Longer

• food will last longer if kept in an airtight container.
• a container ship (= one designed to transport such containers)
• fill the container with water.
• keep the seeds in an airtight container.

container

1. a box, bottle, etc. in which something can be stored or transported
• Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container.
2. a large metal or wooden box of a standard size in which goods are packed so that they can easily be lifted onto a ship, train, etc. to be transported
• a container ship (= one designed to transport such containers)

Extra Examples

• Fill the container with water.
• Keep the seeds in an airtight container.
• Store food in durable containers with lids.
• Tubes are the ideal container for paint as air is excluded.
• a container holding five gallons
• a container of milk
• childproof containers for dangerous substances
• containers holding shipments of bananas
• It’s a thirty thousand tonne container ship.