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container ship

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con⋅tain⋅er⋅ship

[kuhn-tey-ner-ship]
–noun
a usually large ship built to transport containerized cargo.
Also, container ship.
Compare break-bulk (def. 2).


Origin:
container + ship
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container ship  
n.  A ship fitted for transporting containerized cargo.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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