packing case
packing case noun: a large, sturdy box or wooden crate used for the secure shipment of goods.
Noun
packing case (plural packing cases)
- A large, sturdy box or wooden crate used for the secure shipment of goods.
- In one place, there was a new wooden church, which, having no steeple, and being yet unpainted, looked like an enormous packing-case without any direction upon it.1842, Charles Dickens, “An American Railroad. Lowell and Its Factory System.”, in American Notes for General Circulation. […], volume I, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 152–153
- [T]he flat packing-case containing the portrait in oils and the three carbon photographs had been pushed under the bed.1902, Joseph Conrad, “The End of the Tether”, in Youth: A Narrative: And Two Other Stories, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and sons, →OCLC, part III, page 206
packing case meaning in Tamil
packing case in Tamil
- கட்டுப்பொதி
Forms of packing case
| plural | packing cases |
|---|---|
| alternative form | packing-case |
Questions about packing case
- What does packing case mean?
- Packing case means a large, sturdy box or wooden crate used for the secure shipment of goods.
- What is packing case in Tamil?
- Packing case in Tamil is கட்டுப்பொதி. See Packing case meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is packing case?
- Packing case is a noun.
- What is the plural of packing case?
- The plural of packing case is packing cases.
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