container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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The edible gingerbread display depicts a container ship.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge: The bridge that collapsed in March after being struck by a container ship will receive upfront federal funding that will eventually be repaid from insurance and the shipping company responsible for the deadly accident.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
Hosted by Jane Pauley Nobody knows exactly how many whales are ship-strike victims every year, but many whale species on the endangered list are threatened by cruise and container ship traffic.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
As Congress weighs funding the rebuild of Francis Scott Key Bridge, the state continues to make progress in replacing the structure that collapsed into the Patapsco River after being struck by a container ship on March 26.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge: The bridge that collapsed in March after being struck by a container ship will receive upfront federal funding that will eventually be repaid from insurance and the shipping company responsible for the deadly accident.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
Hosted by Jane Pauley Nobody knows exactly how many whales are ship-strike victims every year, but many whale species on the endangered list are threatened by cruise and container ship traffic.
—David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
As Congress weighs funding the rebuild of Francis Scott Key Bridge, the state continues to make progress in replacing the structure that collapsed into the Patapsco River after being struck by a container ship on March 26.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 7 Jan. 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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