shipping crates

Freight transport boxes

Shipping crates are large wooden or metal containers designed to transport goods, especially heavy or bulky items.

Unlike cardboard boxes, crates provide rigid protection and can be stacked, loaded onto pallets, or lifted by forklifts: The machinery arrived in shipping crates.

The term often evokes industrial freight or international cargo.

Related

freight · sea freight · boxes · containers · warehouse · forklift · stenciled · nails · plywood · customs · port of entry · dock · loading · strapping · overseas · export · slats · wood shavings

Categories
Opposites
container size and portability

shipping crateshandbags

Portable personal storage accessories

pouches · envelopes · sachets · jewelry boxes · coin purses

permanence and purpose

shipping crateswarehouses

Large goods storage buildings

built-in cabinets · safes · silos · wine cellars

containment vs. exposure

shipping cratesbulk goods

Products sold in mass

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G