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container (shipping)
A large metal box used for transporting goods by ship, truck, or train, designed for easy loading and transfer between different modes of transport.
From English "container." Refers specifically to large standardized metal boxes used in international shipping and freight transport.
Common collocations
- コンテナを積む: to load containers
- コンテナを降ろす: to unload containers
- コンテナ船: container ship
- コンテナ輸送: container transport
- コンテナターミナル: container terminal
- コンテナヤード: container yard
Related words
Usage
In everyday Japanese, コンテナ can also refer to smaller storage containers or shipping boxes, but the primary meaning is the large metal freight containers.