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.
Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the gram-negative bacteria Yersinia pestis. It is endemic (naturally occurring) on all continents except for Antarctica and Australia.neumonic plague can also develop secondary to the other types of plague and occurs when Y. pestis infects the lungs. Once in the lungs, Y. pestis is contagious and can spread to others through respiratory droplets, causing primary pneumonic plague.