container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
And while future container ship sails may be rigid rather than canvas, the principles of ancient seafaring technology still apply.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Surging prices to move cargo by container ship have prompted companies to close the distance between their factories and their American customers, a trend known as nearshoring.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
From 1986 to 1988, thousands of pounds of incinerated soot from Philadelphia circumnavigated the globe on a container ship in search of a buyer.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
And while future container ship sails may be rigid rather than canvas, the principles of ancient seafaring technology still apply.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Surging prices to move cargo by container ship have prompted companies to close the distance between their factories and their American customers, a trend known as nearshoring.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
From 1986 to 1988, thousands of pounds of incinerated soot from Philadelphia circumnavigated the globe on a container ship in search of a buyer.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for container ship
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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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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