container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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It’s taken almost two months of work, a few tons of explosives and the construction of a whole new trench in the lower Patapsco River, but the container ship that hit and destroyed the Francis Scott Key bridge is finally on the move again.
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 May 2024
The container ship that struck the bridge is expected to be refloated in the coming days and transported to Seagirt Marine Terminal.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
About 10 hours before leaving port, the container ship, Dali, experienced a blackout during maintenance when a crew member accidentally closed an inline engine exhaust damper.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
On March 26, early in the morning, the 984-foot container ship struck the bridge, which left it in ruins.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 21 May 2024
The container ship that struck the bridge is expected to be refloated in the coming days and transported to Seagirt Marine Terminal.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2024
About 10 hours before leaving port, the container ship, Dali, experienced a blackout during maintenance when a crew member accidentally closed an inline engine exhaust damper.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
On March 26, early in the morning, the 984-foot container ship struck the bridge, which left it in ruins.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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