Canister
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article or section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please help improve this article or replace this tag with a more specific message. This article has been tagged since September 2006. (help, talk) |
The term canister originally referred to a basket of woven reeds but is now commonly used to refer to any container that is roughly cylindrical in shape. The abbreviated form can refers more specifically to a metal canister. Canister is still widely used as a term for 35mm film containers, pods used for parachute supply drops and gas containers used for riot control.
A canister is also a cylindrical shaped bell worn by sheep, that was traditionally used in Sussex, England, especially on the South Downs.
"Canister" is also a synonym for canister shot or case-shot, which were types of artillery rounds used in warfare as anti-personnel ammunition.
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
