CONTAINER SHIP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes

Example:

the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds

Synonyms:

container ship; container vessel; containership

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("container ship" is a kind of...):

cargo ship; cargo vessel (a ship designed to carry cargo)

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