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PIGGY PACKER [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
  • Containers
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A mobile container-handling crane used to load/unload containers to/from railcars.

CONT

A special forklift, called a piggy-packer, double stacks containers onto long haul trains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
  • Conteneurs
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

Marque de chariot élévateur à prise frontale.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «charriot».

OBS

charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

OBS

chariot Piggy Packer : terme uniformisé par le CN.

Spanish

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