container transport
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001507
Transport of goods using a very large (typically 20- or 40- feet long), standard-sized, sealable metal box designed to be placed on special trailers for transportation to/from a shipping port by trucks or by rail.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-001507 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | containerisation (cargo); containerization (cargo) |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | transportation; warehouses |
| Translations | Spanish: transporte en contenedores |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-001507",
"term": "container transport",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Transport of goods using a very large (typically 20- or 40- feet long), standard-sized, sealable metal box designed to be placed on special trailers for transportation to/from a shipping port by trucks or by rail.",
"synonyms": [
"containerisation (cargo)",
"containerization (cargo)"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"transportation",
"warehouses"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "transporte en contenedores"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/container-transport/"
}
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