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portainer

portainer noun: a crane for moving shipping containers.

Noun

portainer (plural portainers)

  1. A crane for moving shipping containers.
    • The material handling system is made up of 14 portainers, three Gottwald cranes, 51 straddle carriers, five multitrailers, six reach stackers, as well as 11 tractors and 60 trailers.2004, Gianpaolo Ghiani, Introduction to Logistics Systems Planning and Control, page 311

Forms of portainer

pluralportainers

Origin of portainer

From a trademark, perhaps from transport and container, or port as these locations are most likely to use them.

Questions about portainer

What does portainer mean?
Portainer means a crane for moving shipping containers.
What part of speech is portainer?
Portainer is a noun.
What is the plural of portainer?
The plural of portainer is portainers.

Words near portainer in the dictionary

  1. portageing
  2. portages
  3. portaging
  4. portague
  5. portagues
  6. portainer
  7. portainers
  8. portajohn
  9. portajohns
  10. Portakabin
  11. Portakabins

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