Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.

    a carton of milk or eggs

    Karton

    коро́бкаkoróbka, паке́тpakét

  2. (countable, uncountable)A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.

    Stange

    блокblok

    блокblok

    a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

  3. (Australia, countable, uncountable)A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.

  4. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A kind of thin pasteboard.

  5. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A small disc within the bullseye of a target.

  6. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A shot that strikes this disc.

Examples

39 sentences
  1. Tom bought a carton of cigarettes.

    ruТом купил блок сигарет. — marafon

  2. Tom took the eggs out of the carton one by one.

  3. Buy a carton of milk.

    deKauf eine Packung Milch. — Naina

  4. Tom bought a bottle of water for himself and a carton of milk for Mary.

    ruТом купил себе бутылку воды, а Мэри упаковку молока. — ZegPhig

  5. There are eggs in the carton.

    ruВ коробке яйца. — marafon

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a carton of cigarette packs:
Русский
By meaning 2
box-like container:
a carton of cigarette packs:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
box-like container:
a carton of cigarette packs:

Origin

Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.

Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.

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