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 an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis. These bacteria are found mainly in rodents, particularly rats, and in the fleas that feed on them. Other animals and humans usually contract the bacteria from rodent or flea bites. Historically, plague destroyed entire civilizations. In the 1300s, the Black Death, as it was called, killed approximately one-third (20 to 30 million) of Europe's population. In the mid-1800s, it killed 12 million people in China.