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  1. containers

    A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and transportation, including shipping. Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term is most frequently applied to devices made from materials that are durable and are often partly or completely rigid. A container can also be considered as a basic tool, consisting of any device creating a partially or fully enclosed space that can be used to contain, store, and transport objects or materials.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of containers in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of containers in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of containers in a Sentence

  1. Alex Harvey:

    One order can take over three hours to pick, because delivery containers have to wind their way around over 15 miles on conveyor belts, the new system can pick an entire order in less than 15 minutes.

  2. Martin Passingham:

    In the main hut there is stuff everywhere, a coal shovel beside the stove, jars and containers of food on the shelf, wooden spoons left on the kitchen bench, all of these things really do tell the story more thoroughly.

  3. Jeff Scott:

    For the last three weeks, table grapes have been experiencing lengthy delays at port. There are about 400 or 500 containers that are taking between five and 10 days longer than normal to be cleared, the fruit is in cold storage so it’s not rotting but shipments are being moved from port to port to try and avoid delays and Australian farmers will be liable for that costs.

  4. Lieutenant Ken Nelson:

    They survived on foodstuffs they had brought with them – oranges and a pie, they set containers outside and captured rain to drink - it's very rare to have rain here in May, but that's what kept them alive.

  5. Jason Gates:

    Once we saw the bags of trash go inside the cardboard containers, we sent a notification to the people on site via text message, letting them know that they should remove it before the truck comes the next morning and telling them that putting trash in the recycling container is a form of contamination, which they should not do in the future.

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