A straddle carrier is a tall vehicle that lifts containers between its legs. Drive a straddle carrier.
It picks a box up from above and carries it clear of the ground, stacking three or four high. A straddle carrier means a port needs no cranes moving about the yard.
1nounstraddle carrierA tall vehicle that lifts containers between its legs.
“The straddle carrier moved a box every ninety seconds.”
straddle carrier is a vehicle.
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