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portainers

portainers is the plural of portainer.

Meaning of portainer

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

Questions about portainers

What is portainers the plural of?
Portainers is the plural of portainer.

Words near portainers in the dictionary

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

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