container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
Examples of container ship in a Sentence
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On March 26, early in the morning, the 984-foot container ship struck the bridge, which left it in ruins.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The Dali, a 984-foot container ship traveling under a Singaporean flag, crashed in March into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 May 2024
The quest started late because a container ship came through.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Now, crews will assess the remaining pieces of bridge on the container ship’s bow then ensure anything underwater is not preventing the ship from being floated and moved out of the area.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 May 2024
Crews were hoping to salvage the 984-foot container ship Dali sitting on the water with millions of pounds of bridge material atop it, The Tribune Content Agency said.
—Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
On March 26, the Francis Scott Key bridge fell into the Patapsco River after it was struck by a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship named the Dali — sending several people plunging into the frigid waters below.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 8 May 2024
Six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths on March 26 when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns.
—Brian Witte, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo blames President Biden for a container ship recently colliding with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The Dali, a 984-foot container ship traveling under a Singaporean flag, crashed in March into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 May 2024
The quest started late because a container ship came through.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
Now, crews will assess the remaining pieces of bridge on the container ship’s bow then ensure anything underwater is not preventing the ship from being floated and moved out of the area.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 14 May 2024
Crews were hoping to salvage the 984-foot container ship Dali sitting on the water with millions of pounds of bridge material atop it, The Tribune Content Agency said.
—Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
On March 26, the Francis Scott Key bridge fell into the Patapsco River after it was struck by a nearly 1,000-foot-long container ship named the Dali — sending several people plunging into the frigid waters below.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 8 May 2024
Six members of a roadwork crew plunged to their deaths on March 26 when a container ship lost power and crashed into one of the bridge’s supporting columns.
—Brian Witte, Fortune, 2 May 2024
Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo blames President Biden for a container ship recently colliding with Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2024
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containership
noun
con·tain·er·ship
kən-ˈtā-nər-ˌship 
: a ship designed or equipped to carry very large containers of cargo
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