crate A crate is a large shipping container, often made of wood, typically used to transport or store large, heavy items. Steel and aluminium crates are also used. Specialized crates were designed for specific products, and were often made to be reusa ...

is a large strong container, often made of wood. Crate may also refer to: *

Crate Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota Crate Township is a township in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census. Crate Township was named for Francis Lucretius "Crate" Beasley, an early settler. Geography According to the United States Censu ...

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Crate Entertainment Crate Entertainment is an American independent video game developer based in Massachusetts. The company was publicly announced on February 18, 2008 by former members of Iron Lore Entertainment. History Following Iron Lore Entertainment's failu ...

, a US video game developer * CrateIO, a fully searchable document oriented data store *

Cajón A cajón (; "box", "crate" or "drawer") is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes implements such as brushes, mallets, ...

or crate, a percussion instrument in Peru *

Modular crate electronics Modular crate electronics are a general type of electronics and support infrastructure commonly used for trigger electronics and data acquisition in particle detector In experimental and applied particle physics, nuclear physics, and nuclear ...

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The Crate ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

", a 1979 short story by Stephen King *

Ilyushin Il-14 The Ilyushin Il-14 (NATO reporting name: Crate) was a Soviet twin-engine commercial and military personnel and cargo transport aircraft that first flew in 1950 in aviation, 1950, and entered service in 1954. The Il-14 was also manufactured in Eas ...

(NATO reporting name: Crate), a Soviet aircraft *

Chuck Crate Charles Brandle Crate (1916–1992) was a Canadian fascist who was the leader of the Canadian Union of Fascists. He later served in the Royal Canadian Navy and eventually became a teacher. Early years Crate was born and grew up in northern Onta ...

(1916–1992), Canadian fascist and leader of the Canadian Union of Fascists *

Gabe Crate Gabe Crate is a professional cartoonist, writer, director, and storyboard artist currently living and working in Santa Monica, California. He is most known for his work on the print comic version of ''The Tick'' during the late 1990s and for his p ...

(born 1977), American cartoonist, writer, and storyboard artist * Crate engine, an automobile engine spec replacement shipped in a crate container. Crate Late Model and Crate Modified are classes named after the specification *

Crates (name) Crates is a Greek given name (Κράτης), pronounced as two syllables. It may refer to: * Crates (comic poet) (probably fl. late 450s or very early 440s BC), Old Comedy poet and actor from Athens * Crates (engineer), 4th century BC engineer who ...

, a given name and surname *

Crates (comic poet) Crates ( el, Κράτης) was an Athenian Old Comic poet, who was victorious three times at the City Dionysia, first probably in 450 BC. His career had apparently ended by 424 BC, when Aristophanes portrays him in ''The Knights'' as a figure from ...

(probably fl. late 450s or very early 440s BC), Old Comedy poet and actor from Athens *

Crates (engineer) Crates ( el, Κράτης) or Craterus (Κρατερός) was a mining (μεταλλευτής ''metalleutes'') and hydraulic engineer, who accompanied Alexander the Great. He was entrusted with draining Lake Copais in Boeotia and contributed to th ...

, 4th century BC engineer who accompanied Alexander the Great

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