tin can

1. 1.

   informal term for a destroyer

   Broaderdestroyer
2. 2.

   airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.

   Synonymscantin

   Broadercontainer

   Narrowerbeer cancaddycannikincoffee canmilk canoilcansoda can

Questions about tin can

What does tin can mean?

tin can means "informal term for a destroyer". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for tin can?

Close synonyms include can, tin. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tin can a common word?

tin can is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.