Seatainern.
/ˈsiːteɪnə/, U.S. /ˈsiˌteɪnər/, Australian English /ˈsiːtæenə/ Australian.
A container for the transportation of freight by sea.
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Seatainer1964
1964 Economist 25 July 361/1 (advt.) Carriage of all cargo in ‘Seatainers’.
1965 S. J. Baker Ampol Bk. Australiana (ed. 2) 112 World's first ship designed solely to carry ‘seatainers’—large aluminium containers of uniform size inside which up to 17 tons of cargo may be packed.
1969 Jane's Freight Containers 1968–9 332/1 A new ‘Seatainer’ terminal will soon be brought into operation.
1974 Australian 12 Aug. 12/8 (heading) Seatainer important facility to Melbourne.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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