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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 cargoes
Familiarity information: CONTAINER SHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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