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CONTAINER SHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does container ship mean? 

CONTAINER SHIP (noun)
  The noun CONTAINER SHIP has 1 sense:

1. a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoesplay

  Familiarity information: CONTAINER SHIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONTAINER SHIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

container ship; container vessel; containership

Context example:

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

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

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


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