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, 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.
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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
The container ship lost power shortly before hitting the bridge, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
As orderly as everything looked, the tractor convoy was an example of the enormous lengths to which East Coast ports, railways, truckers and shipping lines have gone to remake supply chains after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The container ship Dali hit one of the Key Bridge's support piers while leaving the Port of Baltimore, causing the majority of the structure to plunge into the Patapsco River.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024
The discovery came amid salvage efforts to haul away tons of steel debris that officials have said prevented divers from locating multiple victims who were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it was rammed by a large container ship and collapsed into the water last week.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was hit by an enormous container ship called the Dali.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
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
The container ship lost power shortly before hitting the bridge, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
As orderly as everything looked, the tractor convoy was an example of the enormous lengths to which East Coast ports, railways, truckers and shipping lines have gone to remake supply chains after a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last month.
—Peter Eavis, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The container ship Dali hit one of the Key Bridge's support piers while leaving the Port of Baltimore, causing the majority of the structure to plunge into the Patapsco River.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024
The discovery came amid salvage efforts to haul away tons of steel debris that officials have said prevented divers from locating multiple victims who were on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it was rammed by a large container ship and collapsed into the water last week.
—Sarah Dewberry, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was hit by an enormous container ship called the Dali.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 13 May. 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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