carton | meaning of carton in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Daily lifecartoncar‧ton /ˈkɑːtn $ ˈkɑːrtn/ ●○○ noun [countable]    1 Da small box made of cardboard or plastic that contains food or a drinkcarton of  a carton of fruit juice  a milk carton2 especially American EnglishD a large container with smaller containers of goods inside itcarton of  a carton of cigarettesExamples from the Corpuscarton• Could you pick up a carton of Trues?• Amid all the dust and the commerce we come upon a guy stationed at a cardboard carton desk.• Seen the Camel ad witha guy racing to his shelter as a meteorite approaches, grasping nothing but his cigarette carton?• As he straightened up he seemed to have left his heart on the floor with the empty ice-cream carton.• I get the milk carton from the window and pour it over my cornflakes.• There's a lump of ice floating in the carton.• The petrol stove was roaring under a steaming kettle, sheltered by three sides of an unfolded carton.• He feels sadness in objects, in warehouse cartons and blood-soaked clothes.carton of• How many packs come in a carton of cigarettes?• a carton of eggsFrom Longman Business Dictionarycartoncar‧ton /ˈkɑːtnˈkɑːrtn/ noun [countable]TRANSPORT a light strong container made of CARDBOARD or plastic, usually in the form of a boxOrigin carton (1800-1900) French Italian cartone; → CARTOON