Glossary of postal terms. 2014.
container — Any equipment used to hold more than one mailpiece. The term includes a sack, pouch, hamper, nutting truck, basket, letter tray or flat tray and a variety of boxes and carts. Mail transport equipment used to move mail in plant or between… … Glossary of postal terms
pouch — A container identified by its leather neck strap with a closing latch and eye near the opening (unlike a sack, which is tied). It is generally used for First Class Mail and registered mail; a special blue and orange pouch is used for Express Mail … Glossary of postal terms
pouch — [n] soft container, often made of cloth or skin bag, pocket, poke, purse, receptacle, sac, sack; concepts 446,450,494 … New thesaurus
container — [n] holder for physical object alembic, bag, beaker, bin, bottle, bowl, box, bucket, bunker, caisson, can, canister, canteen, capsule, carafe, carton, cask, casket, cauldron, chamber, chest, churn, cistern, cradle, crate, crock, dish, ewer,… … New thesaurus
Container compression test — The container compression test measures the compressive strength of packages such as boxes, drums, and cans. It usually provides a plot of deformation vs compressive force. It is commonly used to evaluate shipping containers made of corrugated… … Wikipedia
pouch — [[t]pa͟ʊtʃ[/t]] pouches 1) N COUNT A pouch is a flexible container like a small bag. 2) N COUNT The pouch of an animal such as a kangaroo or a koala bear is the pocket of skin on its stomach in which its baby grows … English dictionary
pouch — n 1. bag, sack, Midland U.S. and Scot. poke, Southwestern U.S. alforja, Chiefly Scot. pocket, Obs. budget; pack, packet, satchel, container, receptacle, reticule. 2. purse, (in Scottish Highland costume) sporran, change purse, money bag;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
container — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vessel, receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. receptacle, repository, holder, vessel, box, carton, can, canister, crate, package, packet, case, chest, basket, bottle, jar, pouch, casket, cask, bag, sack … English dictionary for students
pouch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bag, sack; purse, reticule, wallet; pocket, sac; marsupium. See receptacle. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sack, receptacle, poke*; see bag , container . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bag, sack, pocket,… … English dictionary for students
Closure (container) — For other uses, see Closure (disambiguation). An aluminum bottle with a threaded aluminum screw closure Closures are devices and techniques used to close or seal a bottle, jug, jar, tube, can, etc. Closures can be a cap, cover, lid, plug, etc.… … Wikipedia
