containerised
adj1
UK Of freight, packed in a container for transport.
- At the time, international deep-sea shipping remained a loose cargo operation, although BR did seek to influence conversion to unit loads by providing a containerised short sea shipping service between Harwich and Rotterdam in 1968.2020 May 20, Industry Insider, “An online boost for freight”, in Rail, page 68:
- Derived terms
- uncontainerised
- Related terms
- containerisation, containerload, intermodal, unitized