container ship

noun

kən-ˈtā-nər-ˌship 

variants or less commonly containership

: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo

Examples of container ship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Majestic Maersk container ship will sail the Gemini Cooperation’s joint AE15/SE3 service via the trans-Suez Canal route, already having departed from Qingdao on June 8. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

The Islamic Republic identified the vessel as a foreign container ship, without providing further details. — Sam Meredith,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 July 2026

But on Thursday, Iranian forces attacked a container ship with drones, hours after warning ships to no longer take that route. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

The British military said Thursday that a container ship was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman, coming hours after Iran threatened vessels to stop using the route. — Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for container ship

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship

Kids Definition

containership

noun

con·​tain·​er·​ship kən-ˈtā-nər-ˌship 

: a ship designed or equipped to carry very large containers of cargo