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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFreight-Container
/freɪt kənˈteɪnər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large standardized shipping container used for transporting goods.
"The freight-container was loaded onto the cargo ship for international shipping." - 2
A container designed to be transported by various modes of transport, including ships, trucks, and trains.
"The freight-container system has revolutionized global trade logistics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'freight' originates from the Middle English 'freit', derived from the Old French 'freit', which means 'to load'. 'Container' comes from the Latin 'continere', meaning 'to hold together', evolving through Middle English to its current form. The combination reflects the modern shipping industry's need for standardized cargo transport.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Freight-Container" is said worldwide
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conteneur de fret
Transliteration: kɔ̃.tə.nœʁ də fʁɛt
"Le conteneur de fret a été chargé sur le navire."
Frachtcontainer
Transliteration: fʁaxt.kɔnˈteːnɐ
"Der Frachtcontainer wurde auf das Schiff geladen."
container per merci
Transliteration: konˈteːner per ˈmɛr.tʃi
"Il container per merci è stato caricato sulla nave."
contenedor de carga
Transliteration: kon.te.ˈne.ðor ðe ˈkaɾ.ɣa
"El contenedor de carga fue cargado en el barco."
contenedor de carga
Transliteration: kõ.te.ˈne.ðoʁ dʒi ˈkaʁ.ɡɐ
"O contenedor de carga foi carregado no navio."
फ्रेट कंटेनर
Transliteration: phreṭ kaṇṭeṇar
"फ्रेट कंटेनर को जहाज पर लोड किया गया।"
货运集装箱
Transliteration: huò yùn jí zhuāng xiāng
"货运集装箱被装上了船。"
화물 컨테이너
Transliteration: hwa.mul keon.te.i.neo
"화물 컨테이너가 배에 실렸습니다."
貨物コンテナ
Transliteration: kamotsu konteina
"貨物コンテナが船に積まれました。"
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