Definition

1. Noun:
   • A receptacle for holding or transporting items: An object, typically with a hollow interior, designed to contain, store, or transport other objects or substances.
   • (Logistics) A standardized large metal box: Specifically, a large, robust, box-like object of uniform dimensions used for transporting goods efficiently between different modes of transport (ships, trucks, trains).

Examples of Usage

• General Receptacle:
  • She placed the leftovers in a plastic container.
  • The kitchen shelves were filled with glass containers for flour and sugar.
• Standardized Transport Unit:
  • The ship was loaded with hundreds of shipping containers.
  • Goods are often transported in a sealed container from the factory to the port.

Advanced Usage

• "Container ship": A vessel specifically designed to carry standardized shipping containers.
  • The new container ship can carry over 20,000 units.
• "Container gardening": The practice of growing plants in containers instead of in the ground.
  • Container gardening is ideal for people with limited outdoor space.

Variants and Related Words

• Contain (verb): To hold or have within.
  • This bottle contains one liter of water.
• Containment (noun): The action of keeping something under control or within limits.
  • The policy focused on the containment of the disease.
• Containerization (noun): The system of transporting freight in standardized containers.
  • Containerization revolutionized global trade.

Synonyms

• Receptacle: An object or space used to contain something.
• Vessel: A hollow container, especially one used to hold liquids.
• Holder: A device or implement for holding something.

Related Phrases

• Intermodal container: The formal term for a standardized shipping container designed for multiple transport systems.
  • The efficiency of intermodal containers reduces shipping costs.
• Container terminal: A facility where shipping containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles.
  • The truck driver headed to the container terminal to drop off his load.

Noun

1. any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)