container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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The chief engineer of the Dali, the container ship that crashed into the bridge, has been charged with violations of the Port and Waterways Safety Act.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The latest wave came amid a tit-for-tat exchange between the two belligerents, which saw the US hit an Iranian oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, and a communications tower on the Iranian island of Qeshm, while Iran fired at a container ship and the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
People watch as the Doris Ocean container ship departs from the Port of Los Angeles on May 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 June 2026
The workers were filling potholes when the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into the bridge in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
The latest wave came amid a tit-for-tat exchange between the two belligerents, which saw the US hit an Iranian oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, and a communications tower on the Iranian island of Qeshm, while Iran fired at a container ship and the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
—Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
People watch as the Doris Ocean container ship departs from the Port of Los Angeles on May 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 June 2026
The workers were filling potholes when the container ship Dali lost power and crashed into the bridge in the early morning hours of March 26, 2024.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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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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