canister

Noun	1.	canister - a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm canister shot, case shot ammo, ammunition - projectiles to be fired from a gun pellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
	2.	canister - metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour cannister, tin container - 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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