Words / B1

k-uh-n-TAYN-uh/kənˈteɪnə/

A container is a box that holds things; in news it is often a shipping container. Box is everyday; crate is a wooden twin. Ports: a container was delayed at Felixstowe after the winds.

Meaning

A large metal box for transporting goods; also any box that holds things.

Examples

• “A container was delayed at Felixstowe after the winds.”
• “A sharps container on the ward is the clinical sense, not a ship.”

Good to know

a shipping / sharps / food container. Everyday: a box. Ports / NHS. Countable. Container ship is the vessel.

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