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packing case

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noun

  1. a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.


Example Sentences

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They also know now is not the time to let up, with another chance coming Friday to free the Cup from its packing case and hold it high.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2014

It is not, like so much of today's large-scale construction, a handy commercial package, a shiny wraparound envelope, a packing case, a box of cards, a trick with mirrors.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2013

The fragile musical instruments were on their way to Huygens, in a custom-made packing case.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2010

Then it traveled back to the new observatory, where it was laboriously removed from its elaborate packing case, coated with silver, mersed into place at the bottom of the 3O-ft. telescope tube.

From Time Magazine Archive

He pulled a crumpled sheet of newspaper from a packing case, flattened it out as best he could, then pushed it underneath the door, leaving only a corner on his side of the doorway.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman