container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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The Port of Baltimore, which was briefly shut by the collapse of the Key Bridge when it was hit by a container ship earlier this year, handles the nation’s largest volume of auto imports.
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Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
More than a decade before the Dali container ship toppled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, a Seattle longshoreman named Roger Murray climbed aboard another vessel managed by the same Singaporean company.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Without sufficient protective barriers surrounding the piers, other bridge components couldn’t compensate for the missing support when the large container ship, called the Dali, crashed into one of the piers, The New York Times reported in March.
—Devon Milley, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024
Cardin said the federal government will be reimbursed using funds Maryland receives from insurance on the bridge and any damages from the firms responsible for the container ship Dali.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
More than a decade before the Dali container ship toppled Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, a Seattle longshoreman named Roger Murray climbed aboard another vessel managed by the same Singaporean company.
—USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Without sufficient protective barriers surrounding the piers, other bridge components couldn’t compensate for the missing support when the large container ship, called the Dali, crashed into one of the piers, The New York Times reported in March.
—Devon Milley, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024
Cardin said the federal government will be reimbursed using funds Maryland receives from insurance on the bridge and any damages from the firms responsible for the container ship Dali.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 1 Oct. 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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