A crate is a large strong container, often made of wood. Crate may also refer to: Crate Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States Crate Entertainment, a US video game developer CrateIO, a fully searchable document oriented data store Cajón or crate, a percussion instrument in Peru Modular crate electronics "The Crate", a 1979 short story by Stephen King Ilyushin Il-14 (NATO reporting name: Crate), a Soviet aircraft Chuck Crate (1916–1992), Canadian fascist and leader of the Canadian Union of Fascists Gabe Crate (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), a given name and surname 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 accompanied Alexander the Great See also Krait, a venomous snake Dog crate Gestation crate, a metal enclosure used in intensive pig farming Wooden box