[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
Container Airtight Food Noun Bre Kənˈteɪnə(R Kənˈteɪnər Longer
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Phonetic |
BrE / kənˈteɪnə(r) / NAmE / kənˈteɪnər / |
Example |
- 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.
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container(noun)BrE / kənˈteɪnə(r) / NAmE / kənˈteɪnər / - a box, bottle, etc. in which something can be stored or transported
- Food will last longer if kept in an airtight container.
- 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.
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