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Meaning of shipping container | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A standardized reusable steel box used for the storage and transportation of materials and products within a freight transport system. Various types exist, including reefer versions.

Equivalents

Suomi kontti
Svenska fraktcontainer
Tiếng Việt công-te-nơ

Examples

“Internationally, the shipping container had already proven its worth, and by the early 1960s battles were being fought over what their standardised dimensions would be (their expected proliferation was not in question).”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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