noun
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an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc
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a large cargo-carrying standard-sized container that can be loaded from one mode of transport to another
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( as modifier )
a container port
a container ship
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Etymology
Origin of container
1400–50 for an earlier sense; 1495–1505 container for def. 1; late Middle English conteiner; contain, -er 1
Example Sentences
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The ingots are cut into wafers, polished and placed into special shipping containers that will carry them throughout the chip supply chain so their delicate properties aren’t ruined.
The court ruling was the latest legal move to ricochet through the interoceanic waterway, which handles about 40 percent of US container traffic and five percent of world trade.
From Barron's
The duo were able to find a Kenyan based in Glasgow, who sent containers with items back to his homeland.
From BBC
She also revealed she had 50 storage units the size of “shipping containers” as well as a bill of $80,000.
From MarketWatch
The machines gently suck out the milk and transfer it to large containers.
From BBC
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