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straddle carriers

straddle carriers is the plural of straddle carrier.

Meaning of straddle carrier

Noun

straddle carrier (plural straddle carriers)

  1. A vehicle used in ports and yards for stacking and moving freight containers.
    • Maritime Transport has installed two new straddle carrier cranes at Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal, as it continues to expand its rail operations. The Konecranes straddle carriers have a four container-high capacity and are expected to make loading and unloading faster and more reliable.2019 November 6, “News”, in Rail, page 21

Questions about straddle carriers

What is straddle carriers the plural of?
Straddle carriers is the plural of straddle carrier.

Words near straddle carriers in the dictionary

  1. stradametrical
  2. Stradbroke
  3. Straddie
  4. straddle
  5. straddle carrier
  6. straddle carriers
  7. straddled
  8. straddler
  9. straddlers
  10. straddles
  11. straddleways

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