Transtainer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Transtainer is a noun meaning (aerospace, historical) A specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.
Meaning
(aerospace, historical) A specialized container used to transport and protect large guided missiles.
More Meanings
- A mobile gantry crane used for stacking intermodal containers within the stacking areas of a container terminal.
Example Sentences
The transtainers (system A) are all assumed to have a 62ft span and to straddle a five wide stack.
Other parameters, such as the number of transtainers and portainers, have been found to be of secondary influence.
Transtainers (transporter-containers) for SM-68 [Titan ICBM] are of novel design, with a structure of aluminium alloy.
The orifice controlled the flow of oil during strut retraction and extension, which in turn determined the load factor in the transtainer and missile.
Word Forms
- transtainers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tanktainer, container, tray, portainer, trunk, containership.
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