soda cans

Recyclable aluminum cylinders

Soda cans are aluminum containers holding carbonated beverages, typically twelve ounces in the United States.

The cylindrical shape with pull-tab opening has become standard since the mid-twentieth century.

Soda cans appear in contexts from recycling programs to target practice: We set up soda cans on the fence for shooting.

Related

bottle deposit · tab · crush · six-pack · vending · cooler · carbonated · cola · refrigerator · vending machine · beverage · tin · deposit · crinkle · cold · refreshment · ice cold · opener

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Opposites
container type

soda cansglass bottles

Hollow transparent containers

soda bottles · plastic bottles · wine bottles · fountain drinks · bottles

beverage category

soda cansbottled water

Commercially sealed H2O

water bottles · beer cans

beverage container size

soda canskegs

Small metal barrels

barrels · tanker trucks · thimbles · shot glasses

Family

soda, can, sodas, cans, canned, canning, canner

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G