container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found that the container ship Dali lost power at least four times in the hours before the collision.
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, 47, an Indian national who was technical superintendent for the Dali container ship, was also charged.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Flying under a Singapore flag, the massive container ship measured about 985 feet (300 meters) long and 157 feet (48 meters) wide.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Federal officials announced Tuesday that criminal charges have been brought against the Singaporean operator and an employee of the container ship that downed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge more than two years ago.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
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Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, 47, an Indian national who was technical superintendent for the Dali container ship, was also charged.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Flying under a Singapore flag, the massive container ship measured about 985 feet (300 meters) long and 157 feet (48 meters) wide.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Federal officials announced Tuesday that criminal charges have been brought against the Singaporean operator and an employee of the container ship that downed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge more than two years ago.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
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“Container ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20ship. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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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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