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
  • The most common type of vessel traveling through the strait was the product tanker, which typically transports refined petroleum products.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • With tanker traffic out of the Persian Gulf constricted over the past six months, higher exports from other countries, especially the US, have helped close the gap and keep prices relatively in check.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ground handling and tarmac loading have fully resumed, though flight schedules will require another 24-to-48 hours to clear passenger and freighter backlogs.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of freighter
Noun
  • Media images showed the Patriot system on a truck waiting to be loaded on a barge.
    — August 24, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The unusual part is where Bluecore wants to put it on a floating barge.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 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
  • The Boxer warship carries complex aviation, command and amphibious systems within a hull designed for global operations.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The warship, based in Yokosuka, Japan, is currently en route to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of warship
Noun
  • 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
  • Its knit fabric never requires an iron or steamer, and it’s held up through countless washes without pilling despite my lackadaisical approach to laundry.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamer
Noun
  • Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners.
    — Chloe Taylor,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Narrated by Charles Marlow, Heart of Darkness follows Marlow’s journey up the Congo River, captaining a ship into the heart of the African continent while searching for a trader called Kurtz.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • The liner immediately started peeling, and algae formed at the top of the pool, with pieces of lining floating on top.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Rookie Spencer Jones had an RBI double in the second and also made a diving catch in right field on Alejandro Kirk’s sinking liner in the sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of liner

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“Containership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/containership. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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