metal container

collocation in English

meaningsofmetalandcontainer

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metal
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmet.əl/us
/ˈmet̬.əl/
a chemical element, such as iron or gold, or a mixture of such elements, such as steel, that is generally hard and strong, and through which electricity and heat ...
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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 ofmetalandcontainerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmetal container

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The gas source is normally sodium azide, which is hermetically sealed within a strongmetalcontainerin the steering wheel hub.
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The respirators have not been ordered as complete units, separate contracts having been placed for the facepieces, rubber bands, inlet valves, components of themetalcontainerand the charcoal.
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The suffering and terror endured by the injured and those who died - including four children - during the several days they spent in this sealedmetalcontaineris barely conceivable.
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A common design for a thurible is ametalcontainer, about the size and shape of a coffee-pot, suspended on chains.
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The burner is ametalcontainerwhose shape and dimensions may be different.
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Improved methods use a sealedmetalcontainer, as this does not require watching lest fire break through the covering.
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A hopper is ametalcontainer, which is removed by the city/village authority to a larger dumping area, such as a sewage lagoon.
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It consisted of a streamlinedmetalcontainerwith an electric motor and battery inside which was harnessed to the back of the swimmer.
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Resembling a thimble in shape, themetalcontainerwas worn over a finger and used to imprint ornate drop capital characters onto formal manuscripts.
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These were a pellet of calcium hydride in a simplemetalcontainer.
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Heating is usually done by placing itsmetalcontainerin a bucket of hot water.
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A concrete post at the summit has ametalcontainerstrapped to it, this contains a visitor book.
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A simple calorimeter just consists of a thermometer attached to ametalcontainerfull of water suspended above a combustion chamber.
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It's especially useful for heating up food in ametalcontainerthat could not otherwise be heated in a microwave oven without decanting the contents.
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He is lodged in ametalcontainerand wears a green visor.
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This type of glass-to-metal seal can be used to feed through the wall of ametalcontainer.
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Police arrive on the scene and find a crucifix and a smallmetalcontainer(a pyx).
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By 1994 the brand switched from ametalcontainerto a plastic container.
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A tea urn is a heatedmetalcontainertraditionally used to brew tea or boil water in large quantities in factories, canteens or churches.
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