intermodal container

standardized large, reusable steel box used for transporting freight
CreativeWork mechanical_standard Q187956
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intermodal container

Summary

intermodal container is a mechanical standard[1]. It draws 2,326 Wikipedia views per month (mechanical_standard category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • intermodal container is the creator of Keith Tantlinger[3].
  • intermodal container's instance of is recorded as mechanical standard[4].
  • intermodal container is a type of shipping container[5].
  • intermodal container is used for intermodal freight transport[6].
  • intermodal container is used for container building[7].
  • intermodal container's Commons category is recorded as Intermodal containers[8].
  • intermodal container's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1934[9].
  • intermodal container's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Intermodal containers[10].
  • intermodal container's Commons gallery is recorded as Intermodal container[11].
  • intermodal container's location of creation is recorded as Detroit[12].
  • intermodal container's described by source is recorded as ISO 668[13].
  • intermodal container's different from is recorded as shipping container[14].
  • intermodal container's different from is recorded as metal storage container[15].
  • intermodal container's MCN code is recorded as 8609.00.00[16].
  • intermodal container's designed to carry is recorded as cargo[17].
  • intermodal container's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

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Authorship and Creation

intermodal container is the creator of Keith Tantlinger[3].

Cultural Impact

Things named for intermodal container include twenty-foot equivalent unit[19], an unit of volume[20].

Why It Matters

intermodal container draws 2,326 Wikipedia views per month (mechanical_standard category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Entities named for it include twenty-foot equivalent unit[19], an unit of volume[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_intermodal-container_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{intermodal container}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/intermodal-container}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of creation Detroit
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic's main category Category:Intermodal containers
    Described by source ISO 668
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5630, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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