canisternoun/ˈkænɪstɚ/

• 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.
• 2

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

• 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.

• 4

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

• 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.

• 6

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

• 7

  archaicslangboxinggovernmenthobbiesA person's head.

  • Caunt let fly left and right, but Bendy ducked his canister, and got down with more caution than gallantry.

canisterverb/ˈkænɪstɚ/

• 1

  To pack into a canister.