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transtainer

noun

Etymology

Blend of trans- + container; coined by the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (now Paceco) as a brand name.

  1. inherited from conteyner
  2. compounded as transtainer — “transporter + container”

Definitions

  1. A specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.

    • Transtainers (transporter-containers) for SM-68 [Titan ICBM] are of novel design, with a structure of aluminium alloy.
    • In the factory, each stage of the missile is placed on an individual transtainer — or missile trailer. From this point on, transtainers will carry the missile stages wherever they go.

  2. A mobile gantry crane used for stacking intermodal containers within the stacking areas…

    A mobile gantry crane used for stacking intermodal containers within the stacking areas of a container terminal.

    • The transtainers (system A) are all assumed to have a 62ft span and to straddle a five wide stack.
    • Other parameters, such as the number of transtainers and portainers, have been found to be of secondary influence.
    • Containers are then removed from the train by a transtainer and placed on truck chassis attached to a tractor and hauled to container storage areas or ship departure areas.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA