container
noun
/kənˈteɪnə/
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/kənˈteɪnɚ/
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- (transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
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conteneur,
container
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- An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
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récipient,
contenant
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- Someone who contains; something that contains.
- (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
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conteneur
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contain
verb
/kənˈteɪn/
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- (transitive) To hold inside.
- (transitive) To include as a part.
- (transitive) To put constraints upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds.
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contenir
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containment
noun
/kənˈteɪnmənt/
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- (uncountable, countable) A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
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confinement
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