n.

1. A receptacle, such as a carton, can, or jar, in which material is held or carried.
2. A large reusable receptacle that can accommodate smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment, designed for efficient handling of cargo.

A metal box of standard size, used for the transport of cargo by road, rail, or water. Containers may be moved easily and quickly from one mode of transport to another—the whole container may be attached to a lorry or train, or swung onto a ship—and they are packed by the dispatcher so that a minimum of handling is required. Containerization took off in the mid-1960s, and has revolutionized transport systems in the developed world: loading and unloading is faster, so that the circulation time of the capital held in the ship is shortened, and losses through theft fall, as do costs. The impact on dock labour has been dramatic; 1950s New York had 50 000 registered dockers, while by the 1980s the total was 2000. Felixstowe, Suffolk, is a successful UK example of a specialized container port.

(DOD) An article of transport equipment that meets American National Standards Institute/International Organization for Standardization standards that is designed to be transported by various modes of transportation. These containers are also designed to facilitate and optimize the carriage of goods by one or more modes of transportation without intermediate handling of the contents and equipped with features permitting ready handling and transfer from one mode to another. Containers may be fully enclosed with one or more doors, open top, refrigerated, tank, open rack, gondola, flatrack, and other designs. See also containerization.

IN BRIEF: Something that holds something else such as a box, bottle or can.

The leftovers are in a plastic container.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - beholder, container

idioms:

• container port    containerhavn
• container ship    containerskib
• container train    containertog
• refuse container    affaldscontainer

Nederlands (Dutch)
doosje, container

Français (French)
n. - conteneur, récipient, boîte, bac, (Transp) conteneur

idioms:

• container port    terminal de conteneurs
• container ship    navire porte-conteneurs
• container train    train de conteneurs
• refuse container    poubelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kiste, Behälter, Gefäß, Container

idioms:

• container port    Containerhafen
• container ship    Containerschiff
• container train    Containerzug
• refuse container    Müllcontainer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δοχείο, κιβώτιο, εμπορευματοκιβώτιο, κοντέινερ

idioms:

• container port    λιμάνι κατάλληλο για τη φορτοεκφόρτωση εμπορευματοκιβωτίων
• container ship    πλοίο μεταφοράς εμπορευματοκιβωτίων, κοντέινερ
• container train    συρμός μεταφοράς εμπορευματοκιβωτίων
• refuse container    κάδος απορριμμάτων

Italiano (Italian)
recipiente, serbatoio

idioms:

• container port    porto per navi a container
• container ship/train    nave/treno a container
• refuse container    contenitore di immondizia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - recipiente (m), contêiner (m) (Náut.)

idioms:

• container port    terminal (m) portuário de contêineres
• container ship/train    navio (m) / trem (m) para contêiner
• refuse container    contêiner (m) de lixo

Русский (Russian)
контейнер, емкость

idioms:

• container port    грузовой порт
• container ship/train    грузовое судно/товарный состав
• refuse container    контейнер для отбросов

Español (Spanish)
n. - caja, recipiente, envase, contenedor

idioms:

• container port    puerto de contenedores
• container ship    buque portacontenedores
• container train    tren portacontenedores
• refuse container    cubo de basura, contenedor de basura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - behållare, container

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
容器, 集装箱

idioms:

• container port    货柜港口
• container ship    货柜船
• container train    货柜火车
• refuse container    垃圾箱

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 容器, 集裝箱

idioms:

• container port    貨櫃港口
• container ship    貨櫃船
• container train    貨櫃火車
• refuse container    垃圾箱

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 그릇, 컨테이너

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 入れ物, 容器, コンテナ

idioms:

• container port    コンテナ港
• container ship/train    コンテナ船

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حاويه, وعاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כלי-קיבול, מיכלית, מיכל, מכל, מכולה‬

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