释义 |
Seatainer Austral.|ˈsiːteɪnə(r)| Also seatainer. [f. sea n. + container.] A container for the transportation of freight by sea.
1964Economist 25 July 361/1 (Advt.), Carriage of all cargo in ‘Seatainers’. 1965S. J. Baker Ampol Bk. Australiana (ed. 2) 112 World's first ship designed solely to carry ‘seatainers’—large aluminium containers of uniform size inside which up to 17 tons of cargo may be packed. 1969Jane's Freight Containers 1968–69 332/1 A new ‘Seatainer’ terminal will soon be brought into operation. 1974Australian 12 Aug. 12/8 (heading) Seatainer important facility to Melbourne. |