Meanings
plural shipping containers
- international commerceA 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 48Synonyms: cargo container
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 貨櫃 /货柜
- 貨櫃 /货柜 (fo³ gwai⁶)box used for transportation of materials
Chinese Mandarin 集裝箱 /集装箱, 貨運包裝箱 /货运包装箱
- 集裝箱 /集装箱 (jízhuāngxiāng)box used for transportation of materials
- 貨運包裝箱 /货运包装箱 (huòyùn bāozhuāngxiāng)box used for transportation of materials
- 貨櫃 /货柜 (huòguì)box used for transportation of materials
Esperanto ekspedaĵujo
- ekspedaĵujobox used for transportation of materials
Finnish kontti
- konttibox used for transportation of materials
Japanese 輸送コンテナ
- 輸送コンテナ (yusō kontena)box used for transportation of materials
Korean 선박용 컨테이너
- 선박용 컨테이너 (seonbagyong keonteineo)box used for transportation of materials
Polish kontener transportowy, kontener spedycyjny
- kontener transportowybox used for transportation of materials
- kontener spedycyjnybox used for transportation of materials
Swedish fraktcontainer
- fraktcontainerbox used for transportation of materials
Vietnamese công-te-nơ
- công-te-nơbox used for transportation of materials
Cite this entry
shipping container. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipping%20container
“shipping container.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipping%20container. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shipping container,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shipping%20container.
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