container
noun
con·tain·er
kən-ˈtā-nər 
: one that contains: such as
a
: a receptacle (such as a box or jar) for holding goods
b
: a portable compartment in which freight is placed (as on a train or ship) for convenience of movement
Examples of container in a Sentence
The tea leaves come in a small metal container.
bowls, boxes, jars, and other containers
The shipment of tools arrived at the dock in cargo containers yesterday.
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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The great infrastructure projects of the last century included airports, transnational highways, and deep water harbors that accommodated cargo containers.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Many have reworked their menus to account for the simple physical fact that anything warm put into a container immediately begins to steam in its own heat, getting soggy.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
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Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden manager, Sandra Gerdes, shares 11 leafy beauties that can take your containers well into winter.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
The great infrastructure projects of the last century included airports, transnational highways, and deep water harbors that accommodated cargo containers.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Many have reworked their menus to account for the simple physical fact that anything warm put into a container immediately begins to steam in its own heat, getting soggy.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for container
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“Container.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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container
noun
con·tain·er
kən-ˈtā-nər
: one that contains
especially
: something into which other things can be put (as for storage)
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