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- Dictionarycrate/kreɪt/
noun
- 1. a slatted wooden case used for transporting goods: "a crate of bananas"
- 2. an old and dilapidated vehicle: informal "you wouldn't believe the age of some of the crates I've driven"
verb
- 1. pack (something) in a crate for transportation: "fruit and vegetables were being sorted and crated"
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CRATE definition: 1. a box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles: 2. a…. Learn more.
The meaning of CRATE is an open box typically of wooden slats or latticed plastic and used for transporting and storing goods. How to use crate in a sentence.
Crate definition: a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.. See examples of CRATE used in a sentence.
CRATE meaning: 1. a box made of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one divided into parts to hold bottles: 2. a…. Learn more.
If something is crated, it is packed in a crate so that it can be transported or stored somewhere safely.
Boxes made of wood that are filled with goods and loaded on trucks, ships, or planes are called crates, and to fill them is also to crate. Groceries are often shipped or delivered in crates, like crates of eggs, milk crates, or a crate of bananas.
crate. ( kreɪt) n. 1. a fairly large container, usually made of wooden slats or wickerwork, used for packing, storing, or transporting goods. 2. slang an old car, aeroplane, etc. vb. ( tr) to pack or place in a crate. [C16: from Latin crātis wickerwork, hurdle] ˈcrater n.
