straddle carrier

noun

A vehicle used in ports and yards for stacking and moving freight containers.

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Meanings

nounstraddle carrier (plural straddle carriers)

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

Translations

Finnish konttilukki, lukki
  • konttilukkivehicle
  • lukkivehicle
French chariot cavalier, cavalier
  • chariot cavaliervehicle
  • cavaliervehicle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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