"straddle carrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: straddle carriers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} straddle carrier (plural straddle carriers)
  1. A vehicle used in ports and yards for stacking and moving freight containers. Wikipedia link: straddle carrier Translations (vehicle): konttilukki (Finnish), lukki (Finnish), chariot cavalier [masculine] (French), cavalier [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-straddle_carrier-en-noun-jEvvT4mO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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