container ship
noun
variants
or less commonly containership
: a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
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On March 26, early in the morning, the 984-foot container ship struck the bridge, which left it in ruins.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The Dali, a 984-foot container ship traveling under a Singaporean flag, crashed in March into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 May 2024
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
The Dali, a 984-foot container ship traveling under a Singaporean flag, crashed in March into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 May 2024
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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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