Cannister vs. Canister: Decoding the Right Spelling

A container for film or photographic material.

A part of a vacuum cleaner where dust and dirt are collected.

A small, cylindrical container for dry goods.

A container used for gas masks, filtering harmful substances from the air.

A box or can of thin metal or plastic used for holding dry foodstuffs or cooking ingredients, such as flour or sugar.

A small plastic container used for storing a roll of film.

A metal container that holds pressurized gas, as one containing tear gas that explodes on impact or one containing oxygen as part of a breathing apparatus.

A metallic cylinder packed with shot that scatter upon discharge from a cannon, formerly used as an antipersonnel round.

Such cylinders, or the shot used in such cylinders, considered as a group.

The part of a gas mask that contains the filter for removing toxic agents from the air.

A cylindrical or rectangular container usually of lightweight metal, plastic, or laminated pasteboard used for holding a dry product (as tea, crackers, flour, matches).

Any of various cylindrical metal receptacles usually with a removable close-fitting top.

A special short-range antipersonnel projectile consisting of a casing of light metal, loaded with preformed submissiles such as flechettes or steel balls. The casing is designed to open just beyond the muzzle of the weapon, dispersing the submissiles.

A projectile component containing colored or screening smoke or riot control agent composition.

A component of canister-type protective masks containing a mechanical filter and chemical filling to filter, neutralize and/or absorb toxic chemical, biological and radiological agents.

Part of a windmill that connects the sails to the windshaft.

(transitive) To pack into a canister.

A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.

A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.

A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case fitting the gun; - called also canister shot.

A metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

Metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

A metal or plastic container with a lid, used for storing items like food or chemicals.