shipping container en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:international commerce) A standardized reusable steel box used for the storage and transportation of materials and products within a freight transport system. Various types exist, including reefer versions.
Internationally, the shipping container had already proven its worth, and by the early 1960s battles were being fought over what their standardised dimensions would be (their expected proliferation was not in question).
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shipping containers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
intermodal · container[Appendix:Glossary · containerization · containerload
Synonyms
Translations (11)
cmn 貨運包裝箱 /货运包装箱 (box used for transportation of materials) · eo ekspedaĵujo (box used for transportation of materials) · cmn 集裝箱 /集装箱 (box used for transportation of materials) · fi kontti (box used for transportation of materials) · pl kontener transportowy (box used for transportation of materials) · sv fraktcontainer (box used for transportation of materials) · yue 貨櫃 /货柜 (box used for transportation of materials) · km កុងតឺន័រដឹកជញ្ជូន (box used for transportation of materials) · vi công-te-nơ (box used for transportation of materials) · cmn 貨櫃 /货柜 (box used for transportation of materials) · pl kontener spedycyjny (box used for transportation of materials)