Notes. 1  Based on size alone, at least 5% of intermodal containers do not comply with ISO standards, and should technically not be called ISO containers. 2  Up from an estimated 18.6 million in 2011. ( 3 8' 6 length, 6' 3 width and 6' 10Â½ height, and 9000 lbs capacity), 4  Some sources also mention a 12-foot version.
Wiktionary(4.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition: 1  plague(Noun) (used absolutely, usually capitalized: The Pest) The pestilent disease Plague, caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis and mostly known by its variant form bubonic plague. 2  plague(Noun) An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
Flea: the carrier of the Black Death Â© Pneumonic plague is a more virulent form, caused in cold weather when the infection moves into the lungs and results in a form of pneumonia.The victim is wracked by fever and starts coughing up blood, which contains plague bacteria and makes transmission airborne.lea: the carrier of the Black Death Â© Pneumonic plague is a more virulent form, caused in cold weather when the infection moves into the lungs and results in a form of pneumonia.