transtainer

noun

1. A mobile gantry crane used for stacking intermodal containers within the stacking areas of a container terminal.

   The transtainers (system A) are all assumed to have a 62ft span and to straddle a five wide stack.

Where it comes from

Blend of trans- + container; coined by the Pacific Coast Engineering Company (now Paceco) as a brand name.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry transtainer (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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