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containership

noun

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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
  • Kpler data suggests commodity tanker traffic through the strait over the past seven days was lower than usual but had not stopped.
    — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The locomotive pulling three tanker cars will support firefighting operations, Cal Fire said.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 18 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
  • Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Within just nine months of launch, Bluecore Energy has rapidly accelerated its path toward floating nuclear power by securing a port terminal, receiving its first barge, and starting construction on a test reactor.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of barge
Noun
  • Most reached the region by steamship to Skagway or nearby Dyea, Alaska, before attempting to cross the Coast Mountains via the White Pass or Chilkoot trails.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamship
Noun
  • But worries are really about a potential breach of our warship protection and subsequent full-out war.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Such an approach could create multiple defensive layers around a warship.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of warship
Noun
  • For floors, a combination vacuum/floor steamer saves time and cleans well.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Made from lightweight, stretchy nylon and spandex fabric, it can be worn right out of your suitcase without having to break out a steamer.
    — Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamer
Noun
  • Their estimation of what else the trader might have on in connection to the trade, however, was varied.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Americanized chocolate coffee drink, also called a mocha, is so-named because early European traders tasted Mocha’s beans and noted its chocolatey flavors, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • The rest of her Emmys look was soft and sweet, with delicate pink shades on her cheeks and lips and a few strokes of liner and mascara to define her blue eyes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Perhaps another year of development will prime him to move up the lineup, but he might be better suited as a valuable third-liner who can contribute on special teams.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of liner

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“Containership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containership. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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