freight container

  • 11freight car — freight cars N COUNT On a train, a freight car is a large container in which goods are transported. [mainly AM] …

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  • 12Container — Con*tain er, n. 1. One who, or that which, contains; particularly, an artifactual object that is designed to contain some fluid or solid material, object or objects, especially for convenience in transporting the contained objects. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Container ship — Two container ships pass in San Francisco Bay Class overview Name: Container ship Subclasses: (1) Geared or gearless …

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  • 14Freight rail transport — For the children s book by Donald Crews, see Freight Train (book); for the song by Elizabeth Cotten, see Freight Train (song); for the album by Alan Jackson, see Freight Train (album). American freight service …

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  • 15Freight Route Utilisation Strategy — The Freight Route Utilisation Strategy is a Route Utilisation Strategy, published by Network Rail in March 2007.[1][2][3] It is one of only two (the future Network RUS is the other) which have the perspective of the network as whole. It was… …

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  • 16Container (Transport und Verkehr) — 40 Fuß Container Im Mannheimer Containerhafen …

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  • 17Container compression test — The container compression test measures the compressive strength of packages such as boxes, drums, and cans. It usually provides a plot of deformation vs compressive force. It is commonly used to evaluate shipping containers made of corrugated… …

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  • 18container — noun 1 box, bottle, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ airtight, closed, sealed, waterproof (esp. AmE), watertight (esp. BrE) ▪ insulated ▪ empty …

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  • 19Freight Australia V Class — Infobox Locomotive name = Freight Australia V Class buildmodel = GT46C powertype = Diesel electric builder = EDI Rail Somerton and Cardiff length = convert|22|m|abbr=on weight = 134 tonnes uicclass = Co Co enginetype = EMD 16 710G3B ES generator …

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  • 20freight car — any car for carrying freight. [1825 35] * * * also called  Goods Waggon,         railroad car designed to carry cargo. Early freight cars were made largely of wood. All steel cars were introduced by about 1896 and within 30 years had almost… …

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