carton
IPA: kˈɑrtʌn
noun
- An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.
- A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.
- (Australia) A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.
- (archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard.
- (archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
- (archaic) A shot that strikes this disc.
- A surname.
verb
- To put in a carton.
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Examples of "carton" in Sentences
- The man is picking up the carton.
- The top of the carton is a plurality of holes.
- He bought a carton of pineapple juice from the market.
- Carton coined the term egosurfing in the late nineties.
- In fact, it's soured and stuck to the bottom of the carton.
- The carton is inexpensive and has good rigidity and strength.
- As the carton leaves the inspection section, the carton is closed.
- The flap portions are constructed to form the two ends of the cartons.
- In this manner the entire stack is pushed through the slot into the carton.
- Computers calculate the size of the shipment and select the appropriate carton.