"tin can" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tin cans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tin can (plural tin cans)
  1. A container, usually cylindrical, made out of sheet metal coated with tin, or (by extension) aluminum. Synonyms (container): tin (english: Australian & Canadian) [British], can (english: US & Canadian) Hypernyms: can Derived forms: tin can telephone Related terms: tinfoil, aluminum can Translations (container): 罐頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 罐头 (guàntou, guàntóu) (Chinese Mandarin), plechovka [feminine] (Czech), konservesdåse [common-gender] (Danish), konservikarp (Estonian), tölkki (Finnish), boîte de conserve [feminine] (French), lata [feminine] (Galician), lata de conserva [feminine] (Galician), Konservendose [feminine] (German), Blechbüchse [feminine] (German), κονσερβοκούτι (konservokoúti) [neuter] (Greek), lattina [feminine] (Italian), barattolo [masculine] (Italian), 罐詰め (kandzume) (alt: かんづめ) (Japanese), (kan) (alt: かん) (Japanese), (kan) (alt: かん) (Japanese), កំប៉ង់ (kɑmpong) (Khmer), កំប៉ុង (kɑmpong) (Khmer), 깡통 (kkangtong) (Korean), (kaen) (Korean), ກະປ່ອງ (ka pǭng) (Lao), latinha [feminine] (Portuguese), жестя́нка (žestjánka) [feminine] (Russian), консе́рвная ба́нка (konsérvnaja bánka) [feminine] (Russian), ба́нка (bánka) [feminine] (Russian), консе́рва (konsérva) [feminine] (Russian), กระป๋อง (grà-bpɔ̌ng) (Thai), ปี๊บ (bpíip) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-tin_can-en-noun-wckroV5v Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 9 26 30 Disambiguation of 'container': 100 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'container': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. (nautical, slang) A destroyer. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-tin_can-en-noun-LEmz38lw Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (slang) An inexpensive car. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tin_can-en-noun-WCSlZDBZ
  4. (slang) A motor home or trailer. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-tin_can-en-noun-8O4XtSiR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 9 26 30
  5. (science fiction) A metal spaceship or space station. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-tin_can-en-noun-DAQpatFE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 9 9 26 30 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Inflected forms

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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "container",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "barattolo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんづめ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kandzume",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "罐詰め"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kan",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "缶"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kan",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "罐"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kɑmpong",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "កំប៉ង់"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kɑmpong",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "កំប៉ុង"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kkangtong",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "깡통"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kaen",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "캔"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "ka pǭng",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "ກະປ່ອງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "container",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "latinha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "žestjánka",
      "sense": "container",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "жестя́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konsérvnaja bánka",
      "sense": "container",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "консе́рвная ба́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bánka",
      "sense": "container",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ба́нка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "konsérva",
      "sense": "container",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "консе́рва"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "grà-bpɔ̌ng",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "กระป๋อง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpíip",
      "sense": "container",
      "word": "ปี๊บ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "tin can"
  ],
  "word": "tin can"
}

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