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

Our commitment extends to leveraging Green Shipping Corridors to pilot methanol marine fueling and demonstrate the world’s first zero-lifecycle carbon emission container ship along the Shanghai Corridor by the end of 2030. —Gene Seroka, Oc Register, 31 July 2025

The typical container ship spends a total of about a month of every year just refueling, according to Sangmin Park, a vice president with HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering, who’s leading the company’s effort to develop a nuclear ship. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2025

Global container ship capacity has risen by 2.43 million TEUs in the last 12 months, registering a growth of 8.1 percent year over year. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 July 2025

The crew escaped on lifeboats without any injuries and were rescued by a nearby container ship. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025

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