container

  1. Noun.  An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
  2. Noun.  A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods (also cargo container).
  3. Noun.  (By extension) someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.