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behållare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • container noun An object, such as a box, jar, or bottle, used for holding or storing something.
  • receptacle noun A container designed to hold something.
  • vessel noun A ship, boat, or other craft built for travelling on water (or, more loosely, air or space).

Senses

behållare is used for these senses in English:

  • container An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
  • container (transportation) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
  • container (GUI) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
  • ice cream cone A thin, conical confection baked from crepe batter, sealed at its apex, used to hold ice cream while it is being eaten.
  • receptacle A container.
  • vessel A person as a container of qualities or feelings. [From 1382]

container — full definition

  1. noun An object, such as a box, jar, or bottle, used for holding or storing something.
  2. noun A large standardized metal box used for shipping goods by ship, rail, or truck.
  3. noun (computing) A lightweight, self-contained package of software and its dependencies that runs in an isolated environment.

receptacle — full definition

  1. noun A container designed to hold something.
  2. noun A wall socket for plugging in electrical devices.
  3. noun In botany, the part of the flower stalk that the petals and other floral parts attach to.

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