container(n = noun.artifact) Array - 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); Array
is a kind of instrumentality, instrumentation
has particulars: bag, bag, handbag, pocketbook, purse, basket, handbasket, bin, bowl, pipe bowl, box, bread-bin, breadbox, bunker, can, tin, tin can, canister, cannister, tin, capsule, cargo container, case, case, display case, showcase, vitrine, cassette, cup, cylinder, dice box, dice cup, dish, dispenser, drawer, dumpster, empty, envelope, drinking glass, glass, grab bag, magnetic bottle, mailer, manger, trough, measure, cast, mold, mould, package, parcel, pan, fuel pod, pod, flowerpot, pot, powder flask, powder horn, receptacle, reliquary, saltcellar, bank, coin bank, money box, savings bank, coal scuttle, scuttle, shaker, spoon, storage ring, thimble, time capsule, vessel, circular file, waste-paper basket, waste basket, wastebasket, wastepaper basket, watering can, watering pot, wheeled vehicle, workbag, workbasket, workbox
Derived forms verb contain₂, verb containerise₁, verb containerize₁

1.  One who, or that which, contains; particularly, an artifactual object that is designed to contain some fluid or solid material, object or objects, especially for convenience in transporting the contained objects. [1913 Webster]

2.  a large metallic box designed to hold many smaller boxes or packages, and used for convenience in loading and unloading large quantities of freight, such as on ships, trains, or airplanes. [PJC]

container, n.
1 a vessel, box, etc., for holding particular things.
2 a large boxlike receptacle of standard design for the transport of goods, esp. one readily transferable from one form of transport to another (also attrib. : container ship).

aerosol container, cargo container, container ship, container vessel