Word Finder - canister

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

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

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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.

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

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

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To pack into a canister.

On touching the canister this last charge goes to earth.

Then let the ball be lowered into the canister.

Let a metal ball be suspended by a silk thread, and the canister lid so fixed to the thread that when the lid is in place the ball hangs in the centre of the canister.

Let the canister be touched with the finger to discharge it perfectly.

Charge positively a brass ball held on an ebonite stem, and introduce it, without touching, into the canister.

In each of the volunteer's houses a large canister is clearly visible.

A canister with a tight fitting lid kept in a cool, dry place will keep the tea fresh the longest; up to a month.

And finally, the large canister air chamber offers the perfect spring rate compliment to Fox's refined damping performance and adjustability.

Continue on and you are heading for the scrubber canister which is made out of a British army ammo cartridge container.

It consists of a pressurized metal canister containing a solution or suspension of medicine, placed within a plastic case, with a mouthpiece.

Two days later a police tear gas canister was fired into a mosque during Friday prayers.

The two other important things I learned, was always carry a canister of water with you whenever you travel in the car.

Artillery may fire canister during the Small Arms Phase at a unit making contact with it's stand.

I have found a canister on the beach, what should I do?

Stop the itch Carry a 35mm film canister with you filled with baking soda.

The glass then is poured into a stainless steel canister, where it solidifies.

When a tear-gas canister was thrown into the basement the two men decided to surrender.

Patients should never try to alter the numbers on the counter or detach the counter from the metal canister.

He was also wearing a military gas mask that had the filter canister removed and a rubber hose attached in its place.

The raid uncovered one stun-gun, one tear-gas canister and one imitation handgun that fired blanks.

The suction tubing is connected to a canister which is housed within the machine and holds up to 300mls of fluid.

Some shareholders will have heard of the canister vacuum cleaner called ' Henry ', with the cheeky face printed on it.

Formerly the upper end of the highest canister was fitted with a " firing-head," consisting of a circular plate of iron, slightly smaller than the bore of the well, and having attached to its underside a vertical rod or pin carrying a percussion cap. The cap rested on the bottom of a small iron cylinder containing nitroglycerin.

Another one could be a sticking carbon canister purge valve.

It is the large quantity of toxicant contained in a big refill canister which is the feature.

Air is built up inside the nail canister and when you pull the trigger, a "door" opens and the nail is pushed out at tremendous speed.

To clean a room, you simply hook the vacuum attachment into the hose plug, and the dirt and dust is concealed in a canister for disposal later.

Canister vacuums are often easier to carry up and down flights of stairs, and are generally considered more portable.

Canister vacuums have been known to present more reliable suction power for carpets.

You can often vacuum underneath furniture without switching to special attachments when you use a canister vacuum.

You won't have to change the vacuum bag as often, because canister vacuums generally have larger vacuum bags.

You are more likely to see this feature on an upright vacuum rather than a canister one.

For those living in two-story homes or duplexes, you might find a canister vacuum to be more comfortable to carry up and down stairs.

Smaller fixtures, instead of the canister types you may be familiar with, offer more design options and are also more energy efficient.

Do not store more than one canister of propane at a time indoors.

Standard voltage fixtures are the canister or spotlight style from a couple of decades ago.

Pepper spray is available in a variety of sizes and canister types, but all work the same.

Fill the contact case with the solution, taking note of the fill line on the side of the canister.

When you hit the nitro button, you used the full canister.

Use a hand-to-hand combat and variety of weapons like Plasma Baton, Canister Bomb, C4 explosives and others to defeat the Terminator machines.

The Dyson DC23 is a canister vacuum cleaner featuring Level III Root Cyclone technology that captures microscopic dust.

Canister vacuum cleaners use vacuum hose to pick up dirt that is transported in to a large, plastic canister.

It converts from a hand vac to a canister to a stick vacuum.

It has gotten a lot of attention from consumers who are tired of trying to drag oversized canister vacuums up the stairs or who need something relatively small that will be easy to store.

There is also a canister model which is just as lightweight and quiet, but which features a more powerful 12 amp motor and automatic cord rewind.

Miele vacuum cleaner bags and belts available to fit all types of vacuum cleaners, including upright vacuums and canister style units.

The filtration system is unique in that the "Easy Empty" canister permits you to change the filter without ever touching the dirt.

Miele vacuums come in a range of styles from canister to upright and in designs to match your particular needs.

It sucks in air, trapping any dirt, dust and debris inside the canister or bag while the filter traps any minuscule particles too small to be contained.

Kenmore vacuums come in a range of styles, from canister to upright to hand-held, with each one comprised of different parts.