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noun
A specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
A mobile gantry crane used for stacking intermodal containers within the stacking areas of a container terminal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Blend of transporter + container.
Blend of trans- + container; coined by the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (now Paceco) as a brand name.
