container ship

/kənˌteɪnər ʃɪp/
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Other forms: container ships

Definitions of container ship
  1. noun
    a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
    “the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds”
    synonyms: container vessel, containership
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    type of:
    cargo ship, cargo vessel
    a ship designed to carry cargo
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