Container
Container noun - Any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another).
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Synonyms for Container
Drum and container are semantically related in receptacle topic. In some cases you can use "Drum" instead a noun "Container", when it comes to topics like tin.
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Both words in one sentence
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Robison Oil has a St Bernard with a oil drum in place of the brandy container for their logo mascot.
Source: Saint-Bernard Rescue -
Cut to the shipping container, where Pinky is playing the snare drum, and Brain has become very annoyed...
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Another variant involves the villain placing the hero inside some kind of non-buoyant container, a steel drum, vehicle, etc, and then tossing that into a large body of water.
Source: Drowning Pit
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