crate
noun
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
crates
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pluralof crate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof crate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
cratenouna slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Example Sentences
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Rather than people, his focus is on shells and other sea detritus, which he arranged in discarded crates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
There were just stacks of crates and boxes, which is amazing — it was very cool to just see statues half unpacked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
At the warehouse in Bangkok's Nonthaburi suburb, the sound of people rummaging through products and plastic crates clattering against shopping carts echoes through the building.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
"Look at the sun," said Himanshu, a trader standing beside crates of tomatoes.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The tiger kept sticking its head in one of the wooden crates before awkwardly trying to cram its whole body into the space.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
