noun
a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes
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the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds
• Syn: ↑containership, ↑container vessel
• Hypernyms: ↑cargo ship, ↑cargo vessel
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noun, pl ⋯ ships [count]
: a large ship made to carry cargo containers
Useful english dictionary. 2012.