packing case

packing case: noun

A large, sturdy box or wooden crate used for the secure shipment of goods.

In one place, there was a new wooden church, which, having no steeple, and being yet unpainted, looked like an enormous packing-case without any direction upon it.

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packing case — packing cases N COUNT A packing case is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere. [mainly BRIT] Syn: tea chest (in AM, usually use packing box) … English dictionary
packing case — UK US noun [C] (US also packing crate) ► TRANSPORT a large, strong box used for transporting things … Financial and business terms
packing case — packing ,case noun count BRITISH a PACKING CRATE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
packing case — n a large strong wooden box in which things are packed to be sent somewhere … Dictionary of contemporary English
packing case — ► NOUN ▪ a large, strong box used for transportation or storage … English terms dictionary
packing case — noun a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage • Syn: ↑packing box • Hypernyms: ↑crate * * * ˈpacking case [packing case packing cases] … Useful english dictionary
packing case — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms packing case : singular packing case plural packing cases British a packing crate … English dictionary
packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage. Also called packing box. * * * … Universalium
packing case — box in which things are packed … English contemporary dictionary
packing case — noun a large, strong box used for transportation or storage … English new terms dictionary

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