shipping containers
shipping containers is the plural of shipping container.
Meaning of shipping container
Noun
shipping container (plural shipping containers)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- cargo container
Questions about shipping containers
- What is shipping containers the plural of?
- Shipping containers is the plural of shipping container.
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