container crane

noun

A kind of dockside gantry crane found at container terminals for loading and unloading intermodal containers from container ships.

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Meanings

nouncontainer crane (plural container cranes)

plural container cranes

  1. A kind of dockside gantry crane found at container terminals for loading and unloading intermodal containers from container ships.
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APA

container crane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/container%20crane

MLA

“container crane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/container%20crane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “container crane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/container%20crane.

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