"transtainer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: transtainers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of transporter + container Etymology templates: {{blend|en|transporter|container}} Blend of transporter + container Head templates: {{en-noun}} transtainer (plural transtainers)
  1. (aerospace, historical) A specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Aerospace
    Sense id: en-transtainer-en-noun-P3dzEq0a Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 58 42 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: transtainers [plural]
Etymology: Blend of trans- + container; coined by the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (now Paceco) as a brand name. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|trans-|container}} Blend of trans- + container Head templates: {{en-noun}} transtainer (plural transtainers)
  1. A mobile gantry crane used for stacking intermodal containers within the stacking areas of a container terminal. Related terms: portainer
    Sense id: en-transtainer-en-noun-AjUTy~RG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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