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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of container ship. alt-of, alternative

   "A containership was passing in the far distance, a dark rectangle in the dusk."

2. 2
   The conceptual containment of one object inside another. uncountable
3. 3
   a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

container shipcontainer shipcontainer vessel

Example

More examples

"A containership was passing in the far distance, a dark rectangle in the dusk."

Etymology

From container + -ship.

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