containership

noun

Definition of containershipnext
as in tanker

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Recent Examples of containership Nearly one-third of containership imports and exports travel through the San Pedro Bay port complex. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 The world's largest containership, built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, in Rotterdam harbor, Netherlands, on August 12, 2022. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for containership
  1. tanker
  2. freighter
  3. barge
  4. steamship
  5. warship
  6. steamer
  7. trader
  8. liner
Noun
  • Police said a white Peterbilt semi truck driving north with a tractor and tanker trailer struck the pedestrian.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In response, the Saudis redirected Asia shipments northwest to the Mediterranean, either through the Suez Canal or — for tankers too big to use it — a pipeline across Egypt to another tanker.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • Amazon controls the aircraft operated by 21 Air on its behalf, although the underlying ownership and leasing arrangements vary by freighter.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The freighter will deliver this cargo three days after launch, if all goes according to plan.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of freighter
Noun
  • That is especially true for remote communities that must have their fuel flown in or delivered by barge before the rivers ice over.
    — Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • These compact units could be manufactured in centralized factories, transported via rail or barge, and installed in clusters.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of barge
Noun
  • Passenger boats have not passed through these parts since the days of the steamship petered all the way out some 60 years ago.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The paperboard card could be used to buy airline, steamship and cruise tickets, but the balance had to be paid in full each month.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of steamship
Noun
  • North Korea has intensified tensions with a series of military displays this month, including short-range ballistic missile launches, live-fire missile and artillery exercises, and the commissioning of a new warship.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this week, Denmark accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of warship
Noun
  • The 12-piece set includes two sauce pans, two skillets, a saute pan, a stockpot, and a steamer insert with lids.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For floors, a combination vacuum/floor steamer saves time and cleans well.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamer
Noun
  • Wall Street traders now see close to a coin flip’s chance that the Fed could raise rates twice more by the end of the year, according to data from the CME Group.
    — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • By writing an out-of-the-money call and an out-of-the-money put for late October, traders can harvest the elevated premium as time value rapidly decays.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • When things get too absurd or heavy, a one liner pops in and Olesen knows how to do the set up, and then, the mic drop.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Half of the models will walk with the mylar liner, and half will have a chunky glitter wing.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of liner

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