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transtainer

transtainer noun: a specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.

Noun (1)

transtainer (plural transtainers)

  1. (historical) A specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.
    • Transtainers (transporter-containers) for SM-68 [Titan ICBM] are of novel design, with a structure of aluminium alloy.1957, Flight International, volume 72, page 906
    • In the factory, each stage of the missile is placed on an individual transtainer — or missile trailer. From this point on, transtainers will carry the missile stages wherever they go.1959, Western Aerospace, volume 39, page 20

Noun (2)

transtainer (plural transtainers)

  1. A mobile gantry crane used for stacking intermodal containers within the stacking areas of a container terminal.
    • The transtainers (system A) are all assumed to have a 62ft span and to straddle a five wide stack.1987, Ernst G. Frankel, Port Planning and Development, page 197
    • Other parameters, such as the number of transtainers and portainers, have been found to be of secondary influence.1993, M Ahmad, Flexible Automation and Integrated Manufacturing 1993, page 300

Examples of transtainer in a sentence

  • The orifice controlled the flow of oil during strut retraction and extension, which in turn determined the load factor in the transtainer and missile.1963 March, Shock, Vibration and Associated Environments:
  • Containers are then removed from the train by a transtainer and placed on truck chassis attached to a tractor and hauled to container storage areas or ship departure areas.2013, Khalid Bichou, Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Security:

Forms of transtainer

pluraltranstainers

Origin of transtainer

Blend of transporter + container.

Blend of trans- + container; coined by the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (now Paceco) as a brand name.

Questions about transtainer

What does transtainer mean?
Transtainer means a specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.
How do you use transtainer in a sentence?
The orifice controlled the flow of oil during strut retraction and extension, which in turn determined the load factor in the transtainer and missile.
What part of speech is transtainer?
Transtainer is a noun.
What is the plural of transtainer?
The plural of transtainer is transtainers.

Words near transtainer in the dictionary

  1. transsystemic
  2. transtactic
  3. transtacticity
  4. transtadial
  5. transtadially
  6. transtainer
  7. transtainers
  8. transtastic
  9. transtegmental
  10. transtegumental
  11. transtelephonic

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