intermodal container

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container
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈteɪ.nər/us
/kənˈteɪ.nɚ/
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or ...
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The game uses five kinds of (unnamed, but colour-coded) goods, which are represented as a miniatureintermodalcontainer(shipping container).
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It was built within anintermodalcontainerlong and 8x 8 square.
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Some data loggers are placed on the outside of the package or in the truck orintermodalcontainerto monitor the air temperature.
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The move is scheduled to take place in 2014, after which the site will be turned into anintermodalcontainerfreight terminal.
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Attached to the southeast side of the building is anintermodalcontainer(shipping container) elevator capable of lifting 40-foot containers to thirty floors up.
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Full size intermodal containers equipped with these cryogenic systems can maintain their temperature for the 30 days needed for sea transport.
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Less than truckload shipping puts more stress on corrugated shipping containers than shipment by uniform pallet loads in trucks or intermodal containers.
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There are about 17 million intermodal containers in the world of varying types to suit different cargoes.
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Adjacent tracts totaling an additional 93 acres are available for further expansion, including possible facilities for intermodal containers and refrigerated storage.
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There are many established methods and materials available to stabilize and secure cargo in intermodal containers.
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Today, the vast majority of non-bulk cargo is transported in intermodal containers.
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Tomographic motion detectors work well in intermodal containers because they do not require a line of sight to detect motion.
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Trains may haul bulk material, intermodal containers, general freight or specialized freight in purpose-designed cars.
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Swap body units have the same bottom corners as intermodal containers but are not strong enough to be stacked.
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The larger river classification sizes are focused on the carriage of intermodal containers in convoys of barges propelled by a push-tug.
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Today, the vast majority of non-bulk cargo is transported in intermodal containers, which are loaded and unloaded using specialized cranes.
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To avoid shipping air, pallets should also pack tightly inside intermodal containers and vans.
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There are about seventeen million intermodal containers in the world, and a large proportion of the world's long-distance freight generated by international trade is transported in shipping containers.
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