large container
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflargeandcontainer
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large
adjective
uk/lɑːdʒ/us/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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container
noun[C]
uk/kənˈteɪ.nər/us/kənˈteɪ.nɚ/
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or ...
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(Definition oflargeandcontainerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Each sample was rinsed into alargecontainer, the water was drained and all remaining material was preserved in 95% ethanol for subsequent sorting.
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Additional glycerine was added to the beaker, the sides scraped and this too was added to thelargecontainer.
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The rearing container was placed inside alargecontainer(10.5 x 13.5 x 14 cm) filled with 1 cm sand.
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The sand was not replaced in thelargecontainerbetween each three-day period.
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A column or bar of plastic clay was forced through an aperture at the mouth of alargecontainerand then cut to the desired size.
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The number of orders is rising, and the demand forlargecontainerships is increasing.
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When there are verylargecontainerships with a very rapid turn-round and a requirement for greater power, there might be progress.
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Therefore, it should be possible to carry such aircraft onlargecontainervessels.
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Many of ourlargecontainerships will be coming up for renewal in the next two or three years.
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We have a number of fast,largecontainerships plying the various oceans of the world today.
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About threelargecontainerships would be needed to transport aircraft.
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It was satisfying to fill up alargecontainerwith our products.
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For example, 18largecontainerships can do the work of 120 conventional ships.
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There are now nearly 2,000largecontainerships in service.
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I understand that it is rather alargecontainer, weighing about 241b, so it is not something which could easily go missing.
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I mentioned that increased efficiency meant that 18largecontainerships could now do the work of 120 conventional ships.
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Tilbury docks is situated nearby, andlargecontainerlorries move backwards and forwards in the area.
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The deepening of this navigable fairway will mean that thelargecontainerships will be able to arrive and depart at virtually all stages of the tide.
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Once alargecontainerport is established, even if trees and other environmental characteristics are placed round it, the nature of a wide area is changed.
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On each route it began a weekly service with newly builtlargecontainerships.
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