straddle carrier

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Straddle carriers at work, standard containers on the background

Noun

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straddle carrier (plural straddle carriers)

  1. A vehicle used in ports and yards for stacking and moving freight containers.
    • 2019 November 6, “News”, in Rail, page 21:
      Maritime Transport has installed two new straddle carrier cranes at Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal, as it continues to expand its rail operations. The Konecranes straddle carriers have a four container-high capacity and are expected to make loading and unloading faster and more reliable.

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