crate

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Officers brought the parrot back to the airport police station where it was "provided with fruit, water and some toys and a comfortable temporary enclosure made from and dog crate and brush handle".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

In contrast, David renders with trompe l’oeil precision the wood grain of the cheap crate that Marat was using as a table beside his tub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

It was such a rapid return that Pearce joked Robbie might want her farewell gift - a crate of champagne sent to the show's producers - returned.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Not to mention that every time I imagined pulling the wagonload home, I imagined that hawk picking up the crate and carrying it off.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones