Meaning
shipping container
- A large standardized metal box used for transporting cargo by ship, train, or truck.
In a sentence
La merce è stata caricata dentro un grande container di metallo.
The goods were loaded into a large metal container.
Al porto arrivano centinaia di container ogni giorno.
Hundreds of containers arrive at the port every day.
Hanno trasformato un vecchio container in un piccolo ufficio moderno.
They transformed an old container into a small modern office.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| container | masculine · singular |
| container | masculine · plural |
| container | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable foreign loanword: 'il container', 'i container'.