container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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The drone carrier, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, is a converted container ship with a 180-yard-long runway for drones.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
The drone carrier, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, is a converted container ship with a 180-meter-long (yard) runway for drones.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The container ship Gunde Maersk sits docked at the Port of Oakland on June 24, 2024 in Oakland, California.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
At least one container ship has been hit in the region since the war began.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
The drone carrier, the IRIS Shahid Bagheri, is a converted container ship with a 180-meter-long (yard) runway for drones.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
The container ship Gunde Maersk sits docked at the Port of Oakland on June 24, 2024 in Oakland, California.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
At least one container ship has been hit in the region since the war began.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for container ship
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 12 Mar. 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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