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container

[ kuhn-tey-ner ]

noun

  1. anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
  2. a large, vanlike, reuseable box for consolidating smaller crates or cartons into a single shipment, designed for easy and fast loading and unloading of freight.


container

/ əˈٱɪə /

noun

  1. an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc
    1. a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another
    2. ( as modifier )

      a container ship

      a container port

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of container1

1400–50 for an earlier sense; 1495–1505 container fordef 1; late Middle English conteiner; contain, -er 1
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Figures from Wabtec Corp., which tracks port cargo, predict the slowdown in container volume hitting as soon as next week.

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But the mission's beating heart is a dark shipping container on deck where four people stare at screens mounted on a wall.

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Cleanup crews in white hazmat suits and respirators typically needed up to three days to scrape away the material and remove it in sealed containers.

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More containers are coming to the UK, he said.

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Singer said some of his clients are considering putting containers on their properties so they can buy materials over the next few weeks and store them until they’re needed.

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