cylindrical container (noun)

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• jug — noun 1》 Brit. a cylindrical container with a handle and a lip, for holding and pouring liquids.     ↘N. Amer. a deep container for liquids, with a narrow mouth. 2》 (the jug) informal prison. 3》 (jugs) vulgar slang a woman s breasts. verb (jugs,… …   English new terms dictionary

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• barrel — noun 1》 a cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves enclosed by metal hoops.     ↘a measure of capacity for oil and beer, equal to 36 imperial gallons for beer and 35 imperial gallons or 42 US gallons… …   English new terms dictionary

• cartridge — noun Etymology: alteration of earlier cartage, modification of Middle French cartouche Date: 1626 a case or container that holds a substance, device, or material which is difficult, troublesome, or awkward to handle and that usually can be easily …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• battery jar — noun : a glass container that has straight sides and a round, square, or rectangular bottom and is entirely open at the top and that is used especially in biology and chemistry laboratories * * * a rather large cylindrical container of heavy… …   Useful english dictionary

• pail — noun Etymology: Middle English payle, paille Date: 14th century 1. a usually cylindrical container with a handle ; bucket 2. the quantity that a pail contains • pailful noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ball mill — noun : a pulverizing machine consisting of a hollow drum that contains material to be pulverized along with pebbles or heavy steel balls and sometimes also water or some other liquid and that is revolved or agitated so that the pebbles or balls… …   Useful english dictionary

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• canister — noun 1》 a round or cylindrical container used for storing food, chemicals, rolls of film, etc. 2》 historical small bullets packed in cases that fit the bore of a gun. Origin C15 (denoting a basket): from L. canistrum, from Gk kanastron wicker… …   English new terms dictionary

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