1. plural of carton; lightweight boxes or containers, typically made of cardboard or paperboard, used for packaging goods

Examples

• The grocery store stocks milk in both plastic jugs and paper cartons.
• She packed her books in several cardboard cartons before moving.
• The delivery truck was loaded with cartons of cereal and other breakfast foods.
• Empty egg cartons can be recycled or used for starting seedlings.
• The warehouse workers stacked the cartons neatly on wooden pallets.
• Ice cream is often sold in rectangular cartons in the frozen food section.