Sterno

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Canned heat, made using alcohol. uncountable

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"In the driver’s seat of a scuffed yellow forklift, Wade Tate wheels through a vast distribution center on this city’s outskirts, storing inventory—boxes of machine parts or Sterno fuel kits—and fulfilling customers’ orders."

Etymology

Brand name.

Related phrases

canned heat

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