Meaning of curtain-sider | Babel Free
Definitions
A freight vehicle, including semi-trailers, with sides that open and close like a curtain, to facilitate loading and unloading.
Examples
“Bailey adds: "Curtain-siders are a third of our business. That is an untapped market for rail. […] You could see⟳ trains coming out of the Southampton terminal with 40 to 60 boxes, and the rest⟳ filled with curtain siders to East Midlands Gateway, then aggregating them from there to the North.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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