crating Definition

crate
noun

1. A strong wooden, plastic or metal case with partitions, for storing or carrying breakable or perishable goods.
2. derog, slang
A decrepit vehicle or aircraft.

verb

crated, crating
1. To pack in a crate.

Etymology: 17c in this sense; 16c in obsolete sense ‘a frame of parallel cross bars': from Latin cratis wickerwork barrier.