container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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In 1980, a state official said that if a container ship were to crash directly into one of the Key Bridge’s piers, the structure would fall down, and in the 2000s, a Maryland harbor pilot brought up on several occasions the potential danger of a ship hitting the Key or Bay bridges.
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Then the 985-foot container ship Dali slammed into one of the bridge’s support pillars.
—Hau Chu, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
In the early hours of March 26, a 985-foot container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, bringing a portion of the 1.6-mile-long bridge down in less than 40 seconds.
—Devon Milley, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Video footage captured the container ship hitting the Key Bridge after appearing to lose power two times.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
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Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Then the 985-foot container ship Dali slammed into one of the bridge’s support pillars.
—Hau Chu, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
In the early hours of March 26, a 985-foot container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, bringing a portion of the 1.6-mile-long bridge down in less than 40 seconds.
—Devon Milley, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
Video footage captured the container ship hitting the Key Bridge after appearing to lose power two times.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
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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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