variants or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo

Examples of container ship in a Sentence

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In an aerial view, a container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025 in Oakland, California. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025 In the early hours of a late September morning, a container ship called the Istanbul Bridge set sail from China, destined for Europe and laden with cargo — everything from batteries to clothing. Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 Thirty percent of the world’s container ship traffic is reported to pass through its waters en route to or from the Suez Canal. Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025 The captain of the MSC Jubilee IX — a 333-meter container ship operating under the Liberian flag — was arrested Wednesday in Seattle, the Coast Guard said in a news release Saturday. Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for container ship

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of container ship was in 1966

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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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containership

noun
con·​tain·​er·​ship kən-ˈtā-nər-ˌship How to pronounce containership (audio)
: a ship designed or equipped to carry very large containers of cargo
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